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WIND Β· OPERATIONAL

Tom Nan Clach

Tom Nan Clach is a 39.1 MW onshore wind farm in Scotland, operated by Greencoat Capital. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Onshore
  • Scotland
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningAug 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedApr 2018 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJun 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 2019 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
39.1 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Wind Β· Onshore
Operator
Greencoat Capital
Region
Scotland
Country
Scotland
Grid connection (DUKES)
HV
Combined heat & power
No
Coordinates
57.3867, -3.8897

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 Tom Nan Clach compares

130th of 488largest wind farms in the UK register
74th of 199in Scotland
0.13%of listed UK wind farms capacity
β‰ˆ 89 GWhillustrative output a year

At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 26% of the maximum possible output), a 39.1 MW station would generate roughly 89 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 32,980 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 Greencoat Capital

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
Infinergy
Planning authority
Highland
Planning reference
15/03286/FUL
Application submitted
27 August 2015
Permission granted
24 April 2018
Construction started
15 June 2016
Began operating
1 March 2019
Capacity in planning record
39 MW
Address
Approximately 8km North East Of Tomatin, Drynachan Nairnshire, Highland
REPD reference
4420

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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