Markinch
Markinch is a 61 MW biomass power station in Scotland, operated by RWE Npower. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Bioenergy
- Scotland
- Combined heat and power
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 61 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Bioenergy
- Operator
- RWE Npower
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- Yes
- Postcode
- KY7 6GU
- Coordinates
- 56.2012, -3.1623
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 Markinch compares
Biomass power stations burn organic material such as wood pellets, energy crops or agricultural residues to raise steam for a turbine.
All biomass power stations Power stations in ScotlandNearby power stations
- West Strathore Β· 4.98 MW solar farm4.1 km
- Middle Balbeggie Β· 6.4 MW onshore wind farm5.3 km
- Middle Balbeggie Β· 5 MW solar farm5.5 km
- Earlseat Wind Farm (GB) Β· 16 MW onshore wind farm5.9 km
- Westfield Β· 10 MW onshore wind farm10.3 km
- Little Raith (GB) Β· 24.8 MW onshore wind farm10.7 km
- EPR Scotland Ltd Β· 12.5 MW biomass power station11.0 km
- Mossmorran Β· 4.6 MW onshore wind farm15.6 km
Also operated by RWE Npower
RWE Npower operates 90 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Pembroke Β· gas-fired power station2,199 MW
- Didcot A Power Station Β· coal-fired power station2,000 MW
- Staythorpe Β· CCGT gas power station1,828 MW
- Didcot B Β· gas-fired power station1,450 MW
- Tilbury B Power Station Β· coal-fired power station1,050 MW
- Triton Knoll Β· offshore wind farm857 MW
- Little Barford Β· CCGT gas power station735 MW
- London Array Β· offshore wind farm630 MW
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Site name in planning record
- Markinch Biomass CHP Plant
- Developer / operator
- RWE
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Application submitted
- 1 August 2005
- Permission granted
- 1 July 2008
- Construction started
- 1 June 2009
- Began operating
- 18 February 2014
- Capacity in planning record
- 65 MW
- Address
- Markinch, Fife, Fife
- REPD reference
- 155
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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