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Octary Β· UK hydro power

Statkraft: large hydro hydro schemes and pumped-storage stations in the UK

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 sites3
Capacity55 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. Rheidol Hydro Scheme Gen 220.5 MW
  2. Rheidol Hydro Scheme Gen 320.5 MW
  3. Rheidol Hydro Scheme Gen 113.5 MW

Map: statkraft: large hydro hydro schemes and pumped-storage stations in the UK

3 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
Rheidol Hydro Scheme Gen 2 20.5 MW Operating Large hydro Wales Statkraft
Rheidol Hydro Scheme Gen 3 20.5 MW Operating Large hydro Wales Statkraft
Rheidol Hydro Scheme Gen 1 13.5 MW Operating Large hydro Wales Statkraft
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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.