Beacon Fen Energy Park secured planning consent from the UK government. The development consent order means construction of the 400 MW solar, 600 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) can begin.
Beacon Fen Energy Park has secured planning approval through the UK government’s nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) pipeline, paving the way for construction at one of the largest co-located solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in the country.
The project developed by Low Carbon is planned as a 400 MW solar plant sharing a grid connection with a BESS rated for 600 MW power output. Construction is expected to begin at the transmission connected project in 2027 according to the project website. pv magazine understands full commissioning is viewed as likely to take place in the early 2030s.
Located on the east of Sleaford, England, Beacon Fen Energy Park has a grid connection in excess of its planned installed solar capacity, with a higher power output from the co-located BESS asset.
Gird operator NESO‘ transmission entry capacity (TEC) register records a 600 MW connection for the Beacon Fen Energy Park project at the Bicker Fen 400 kV substation, as well as a 400 MW connection for the Heckington Fen Solar Park, a nearby co-located solar and storage project approved by the UK government in January 2025.
