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Hydro schemes and pumped storage in the UK — page 2

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 sites129
Capacity4,366 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. Dinorwig Power Station1,800 MW
  2. Cruachan440 MW
  3. Ffestiniog Power Station360 MW
  4. Foyers Pumped Storage300 MW
  5. Sloy153 MW

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Map: hydro schemes and pumped storage in the UK — page 2

127 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
Fasnakyle Compensation Generator - A, C 7.7 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland SSE Group
Allt Na Lairige Power Station 6 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland SSE Group
Kielder 6 MW Operating Large hydro North East RWE Npower
Loch Gair Power Station - A,C 6 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland SSE Group
Stonebyres 6 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland Drax Group
Foyers Falls Power Station 5.2 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland SSE Group
Sron Mor Power Station - A,C 5 MW Operating Large hydro Scotland SSE Group
Dalchonize Power Station-A,C 4 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Lubreoch Power Station - A 4 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Maldie 4 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Black Rock 3.5 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Ceannacroc Compensation Generator 3.5 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Kingairloch Power Station - A,C 3.5 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Lairg Power Station 3.5 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
River Cuileig 3.3 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Achanalt Power Station - A 3.1 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Cia Aig 3 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Lednock Power Station - A 3 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
River E 3 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Douglas Water 2.97 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Cuaich Power Station - A,C 2.5 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Inverlael 2.5 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Garrogie 2.4 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Lussa Power Station - A 2.4 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Mullardoch Power Station - A,C 2.4 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Storr Lochs Power Station - A 2.4 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Braevallich 2.27 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Loch Ericht Power Station - A 2.2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Culligran Comp Set - A,C,E 2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Derrydarroch 2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland Temporis Capital
Glen Noe 2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Grudie 2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Kilmelford Power Station - A, C, 2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Lochay Compensation Generator 2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Osspower 2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland Temporis Capital
Mucomir Power Station 1.9 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Carnoch 1.35 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Chliostair Power Station - A,C 1.32 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Nostie Bridge Power Station - A 1.3 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Kerry Falls Power Station 1.25 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Rheidol Hydro Scheme Gen 4 1.25 MW Operating Small hydro Wales Statkraft
Loch Dubh 1.2 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Drumjohn 1 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland Drax Group
Inverbain 0.95 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Upper Falloch 0.9 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland Temporis Capital
Awe Barrage - A 0.89 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Glen Tarbert 0.85 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Garry Gualach 0.78 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland RWE Npower
Morar Power Station - A,C 0.75 MW Operating Small hydro Scotland SSE Group
Selset 0.75 MW Operating Small hydro North East RWE Npower
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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.