Grid connection · Scotland, United Kingdom
Donich Hydro Scheme grid connection
Donich Hydro Scheme grid connection is a grid connection in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.28 MW of capacity, held by Broadland Energy (Donich) Limited.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | DONICH HYDRO SCHEME grid connection | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Scotland (connects at Lochgoilhead) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (connected) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Broadland Energy (Donich) Limited | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Lochgoilhead Primary (via a primary substation) | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Attached to | Donich Water Hydro (matched by shared name+coordinates+technology+capacity+company, 1.4 km away) | Rare Context entity resolution · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.28 MW | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Scottish Hydro Electric | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Connection date | 12 Aug 2016 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.1782, -4.8959 | SSEN Distribution data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Dated events about this grid connection and the records linked to it from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned: Donich Water Hydro
- Permit granted: Donich Water Hydro (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 2013/0120/DET)
- Permit applied for: Donich Water Hydro (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 2013/0120/DET)
How it compares
Donich Hydro Scheme grid connection is the 1,146th-largest of 1,192 grid connections in Scotland and the 3,685th-largest of 3,903 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.28 MW is <0.1% of the 446,745 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the grid connections in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,146th of 1,192 | 88,894 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,685th of 3,903 | 446,745 MW | <0.1% |
| All grid connections in our data | 7,701st of 7,928 | 1,372,494 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this grid connection: 150 power plants (37 operating, 1,242 MW) and 58 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochgoilhead Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.4 km |
| Donich Water Hydro | Power plant | 1.4 MW | Operating | 1.4 km |
| Douglas Pier Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Creag Dhubh | Power plant | 27 MW | Planned | 7.5 km |
| Butterbridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Sloy Hydroelectric Power Station - Pumped Hydro Conversion | Power plant | 100 MW | Planned | 11 km |
Holder, grid operator and place
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