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Octary Β· UK hydro power

Drax Group: hydro schemes and pumped storage in Scotland

Every hydroelectric scheme and pumped-storage station in the UK government's register of power stations, from small run-of-river schemes to Cruachan and Dinorwig. Each site page merges the government's operating record with its planning history where the two match.

Matching sites9
Capacity565 MW
Small hydro73110 MW
Large hydro521,356 MW

Planning, consented, under-construction and stopped projects open in the project pipeline.

UK hydro power
129 sites4.4 GW installed

Largest matching sites by capacity

  1. Cruachan440 MW
  2. Tongland33 MW
  3. Glenlee24 MW
  4. Kendoon24 MW
  5. Earlstoun14 MW

Map: drax Group: hydro schemes and pumped storage in Scotland

9 sites mapped
Small hydroLarge hydroPumped storage Circle size shows capacity. The filters below narrow the map and the list together.
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SiteCapacityStageTypeRegionOperator
Cruachan 440 MW Operating Pumped storage Scotland Drax Group
Tongland 33 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Glenlee 24 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Kendoon 24 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Earlstoun 14 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Carsfad 12 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Bonnington 11 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Stonebyres 6 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Drumjohn 1 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland Drax Group
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This list covers sites in operation. Proposals, consented schemes and sites under construction are in the project pipeline. For how the technology works, see the guide.

Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) table 5.11, and the Renewable Energy Planning Database. Capacities are installed capacity, not live output.