Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Allt Ladaidh Hydro
Allt Ladaidh Hydro is a hydroelectric power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.3 MW of capacity, operated by Green Highland Renewables.
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 | Glen Garry | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 17 Jan 2013 (permit 12/03914/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 | 10 Oct 2012 (reference 12/03914/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Jan 2013 (granted, reference 12/03914/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Green Highland Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.3 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 | 57.0621, -4.9200 | 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.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Highland, reference 12/03914/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland, reference 12/03914/FUL)
How it compares
Allt Ladaidh Hydro is the 1,268th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 5,419th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.3 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,268th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 5,419th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 15,096th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 32 grid connections (27 operating, 241 MW) and 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allt Ladaidh Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.28 MW | Operating | 3.8 km |
| Glen Laogh Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.4 km |
| Invergarry Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Hydro 18 MW grid connection at Quoich | Grid connection | 18 MW | Operating | 10 km |
| Ceannacroc GSP | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Glen Buck Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.94 MW | Operating | 11 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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