Two major Solar Farm projects are dominating the East Midlands construction project landscape, according to our latest 2025 league tables.
Sitting in a shared first place at the top of our League Tables are the Cottam 600MW Solar Farm Project and the Heckington Fen 500MW Solar Farm and Battery Storage Project. Both projects are valued at £500m and are due to start in the first quarter of 2026.
Cottam 600MW Solar Farm Project
The Cottam project consists of a 600MW Solar Farm with battery storage split across 3 sites all with associated transformers, switchgear, inverters, and other associated infrastructure.
The electricity generated by the energy park is expected to be exported into the existing national electricity transmission system at National Grid’s 400kV Cottam substation.
According to the Cottam Solar website, this project is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project due to the amount of renewable energy it would generate.
Location: Lincolnshire
Value: £500m
Planning stage: Detail Approval
Project ID: 12627877
Start Date: March 2026
Finish Date: August 2027
View Roles for Cottam 600MW Solar Project
Client: Island Green Power
Planner: Lanpro Services
Architect: Lanpro Services
Transport Consultant: Transport Planning Associates
Flood Risk Assessment Consultants: Delta-Simons Environmental Consultants Limited
Acoustic Consultant: Tetra Tech Limited
Heckington Fen 500MW Solar Farm and Battery Storage Project
The Solar Park project consists of a 500MW capacity ground mounted Solar Farm and Battery Storage Facility with all associated infrastructures.
Ecotricity, the client of the Solar Park, has stated that it will contribute towards UK’s net zero goal by:
- Generating enough affordable green electricity to power over 100k homes
- Storing green energy
- Removing +75k tonnes of harmful CO2 emissions per year
Location: Lincolnshire
Value: £500m
Planning stage: Detail Approval
Project ID: 12598362
Start Date: February 2026
View Roles for Heckington Fen Solar Park Project
Client: Ecotricity Limited
Planner: Pegasus Group
Accessing UK Solar Park Projects on Barbour ABI
Solar Parks, Farms, and Battery Storage Projects in the East Midlands can all be found within the Barbour ABI Construction Project Leads Platform. To find even more of these projects, you can find them within the Infrastructure and Industrial Categories, search for them by name, or use our latest AI search feature.
There are 544 solar farm projects scheduled to start in 2026 at the time of this blog’s publication.
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