Kirkwall
Kirkwall is a 16 MW oil-fired power station in Scotland, operated by SSE Group. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Single cycle
- Scotland
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 16 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Fossil Fuel Β· Single cycle
- Operator
- SSE Group
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- KW15 1AN
- Coordinates
- 58.9824, -2.9643
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Kirkwall compares
Oil-fired stations and diesel engines are now used mainly for back-up, island systems and short periods of peak demand in the UK.
All oil-fired power stations Power stations in ScotlandNearby power stations
- Burgar Hill Β· 5 MW onshore wind farm18.4 km
- Spurness Wind Farm II Β· 10 MW onshore wind farm27.8 km
- Stroupster Β· 29.9 MW onshore wind farm45.9 km
- Forss Wind Farm (GB) Β· 2 MW onshore wind farm59.4 km
- Forss Extension Wind Farm (GB) Β· 5.2 MW onshore wind farm59.4 km
- Bilbster Β· 3.9 MW onshore wind farm61.6 km
- Baillie Β· 53 MW onshore wind farm61.7 km
- Achairn Β· 6 MW onshore wind farm62.0 km
Also operated by SSE Group
SSE Group operates 127 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Peterhead Β· gas-fired power station1,180 MW
- Seagreen Β· offshore wind farm1,075 MW
- Keadby 2 Β· gas-fired power station840 MW
- Medway Β· gas-fired power station755 MW
- Keadby Β· CCGT gas power station735 MW
- Beatrice Offshore windfarm Β· offshore wind farm588 MW
- Greater Gabbard Β· offshore wind farm504 MW
- Viking Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm443 MW
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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