Ben Aketil
Ben Aketil is a 27.6 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, operated by Falck Renewables SpA. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Onshore
- Scotland
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 27.6 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Wind Β· Onshore
- Operator
- Falck Renewables SpA
- Region
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Coordinates
- 57.4298, -6.4583
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 Ben Aketil compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 27.6 MW station would generate roughly 63 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 23,280 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Wind farms turn the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity with turbines. Output varies with wind speed. Offshore sites usually see stronger, steadier winds than onshore sites and so generate more per MW of capacity.
All UK wind farms Wind farms in Scotland All run by Falck Renewables SpANearby generating sites
- Edinbane Β· 41.4 MW onshore wind farm4.6 km
- Storr Lochs Power Station - A Β· 2.4 MW small hydro scheme15.6 km
- Clachan Β· 40 MW hydroelectric station25.6 km
- Inverbain Β· 0.95 MW small hydro scheme46.4 km
- Loch Carnan Β· 11 MW oil-fired power station49.2 km
- Nostie Bridge Power Station - A Β· 1.3 MW small hydro scheme56.0 km
- Kerry Falls Power Station Β· 1.25 MW small hydro scheme56.4 km
- Chliostair Power Station - A,C Β· 1.32 MW small hydro scheme63.2 km
Also operated by Falck Renewables SpA
Falck Renewables SpA operates 12 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Kilbraur Β· onshore wind farm67.5 MW
- Millennium Β· onshore wind farm65 MW
- Cambrian Β· onshore wind farm58.5 MW
- Auchrobert Β· onshore wind farm38.8 MW
- Earlsburn Β· onshore wind farm37.5 MW
- West Browncastle Β· onshore wind farm30 MW
- Assel Valley Β· onshore wind farm25 MW
- Kingsburn Β· onshore wind farm22.5 MW
Planning history
From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.
- Planning status
- Operational
- Developer / operator
- RDC Scotland (Renewable Development Co.)
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning reference
- SL2002275
- Application submitted
- 30 August 2002
- Permission granted
- 5 September 2005
- Began operating
- 1 September 2007
- Capacity in planning record
- 23 MW
- Address
- Ben Aketil Feorlig Dunvegan, Highland
- REPD reference
- 3135
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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