Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Allt Garaidh Ghualaich Hydro Scheme Powerhouse
Allt Garaidh Ghualaich Hydro Scheme Powerhouse is a power plant under construction in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.1 MW of capacity, operated by Vento Ludens.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land 3520M SW Of, Bothy, Kingie, Invergarry, Highlands, PH35 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 29 Mar 2018 (permit 17/05862/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 20 Dec 2017 (reference 17/05862/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 29 Mar 2018 (granted, reference 17/05862/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Vento Ludens (Vento Ludens (formerly Hydroplan)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.1 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Small Hydro | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.0448, -5.0383 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Construction started
- Permit granted (planning authority Highland, reference 17/05862/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland, reference 17/05862/FUL)
How it compares
Allt Garaidh Ghualaich Hydro Scheme Powerhouse is the 848th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 3,065th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.1 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 848th of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,065th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,297th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 32 grid connections (27 operating, 241 MW) and 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro 18 MW grid connection at Quoich | Grid connection | 18 MW | Operating | 3.9 km |
| Allt Ladaidh Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.28 MW | Operating | 4.7 km |
| Quoich GSP | Substation | — | — | 5.5 km |
| CIA AIG Hydro Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 2.85 MW | Operating | 12 km |
| Glen Laogh Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
| Bunarkaig Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.