AJOT Newsroom
| August 28, 2025
| Energy | Alternative
• £1bn privately funded investment — no subsidies or government contracts required.
• One of the UK's largest long-duration battery storage systems, 1GW / 8GWh, in phases.
• First UK project to combine grid-scale battery storage with maritime electrification infrastructure.
• 1GW National Grid connection to deliver reliable, affordable renewable energy for industry and ports.
• NatPower is set to create around 200 construction-phase jobs and ongoing skilled roles, as well as commit up to £2 million annually to a community benefit fund.
• Planned operational date: NatPower aims to connect the GigaPark to the National Grid by 2028, with infrastructure designed from the outset to power ships at berth (cold ironing) and recharge electric propulsion systems for future vessel types.
• Supports UK industrial resilience, reduces clean energy curtailment (worth up to £3.5bn/year), and anchors Teesside as a national clean energy hub.
