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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 sites111

Capacity2,064 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

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Map: hydro schemes and pumped storage in Scotland

109 sites mapped

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Site	Capacity	Stage	Type	Region	Operator
Cruachan	440 MW	Operating	Pumped storage	Scotland	Drax Group
Foyers Pumped Storage	300 MW	Operating	Pumped storage	Scotland	SSE Group
Sloy	153 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Glendoe Hydro Power Station	100 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Errochty	75 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Fasnakyle	69 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Clunie	61.2 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Lochay	46 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Rannoch	45 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Clachan	40 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Deanie	38 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Glenmoriston	37 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Luichart	34 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Tummel	34 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Tongland	33 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	Drax Group
Inverawe	25 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Glenlee	24 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	Drax Group
Kendoon	24 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	Drax Group
Aigas Power Station - A,E	20 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Kilmorack Power Station -A,E	20 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Invergarry Power Station - A,E	20 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Grudie Bridge Power Station - A, G	18.7 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Mossford Power Station - A,G	18.7 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Shin Power Station-A,G	18.6 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Quoich Power Station - A, E, G	18.1 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Orrin Power Station- A	18 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Culligran Power Station Unit 2 - A	17.1 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
St Fillans Power Station - A, G	16.8 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Ceannacroc Power Station - A, E	16.5 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Finlarig Power Station - A,G	16.5 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Livishie Power Station - A	15 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Nant Power Station - A,E	15 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Pitlochry Power Station - A	15 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Torr Achilty Power Station - A,E	15 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE 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
Cashlie Power Station - A,C	11 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Cassley Power Station - A,C,E	10 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Striven Power Station - A	8 MW	Operating	Large hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
Gaur Power Station - A	7.9 MW	Operating	Small hydro	Scotland	SSE Group
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
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

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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.