Substation · United Kingdom
Torness Substation
Not statedData checked 11 November 2026
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Torness Substation is a substation 7.5 km south-east of Dunbar, United Kingdom. Its status in the OpenStreetMap is not stated. There are 27 other energy sites within 10 km, 4 of them grid sites. The register holds one incident at this site, the latest in 2022.
Incidents on the register at this site
An electrical fault at Torness substation within the grounds of EDF’s Torness nuclear power station, operated by SP Energy Networks, activated an automatic fire protection system. The local authority said this led to a mix of transformer oil and cooling water...
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The site
- Technology
- Substation (400 kV substation)
- Status
- Not stated (Mapped in OpenStreetMap; the map does not say whether it is running)
- Location
- , United Kingdom
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Questions
- Has Torness Substation had a fire or other incident?
- Yes. The register holds one incident that names it: Oil leak at Torness substation prompts beach warnings (EIR-2011, 2022).
- What is the status of Torness Substation?
- Not stated, in the OpenStreetMap.
- Where is Torness Substation?
- 7.5 km south-east of Dunbar, United Kingdom.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database Licence (ODbL), openstreetmap.org/copyright. The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).