Power plant · Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bowshiel Farm - Solar Farm
Bowshiel Farm - Solar Farm is a planned power plant in Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 165 MW of capacity, operated by Voltalia UK.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Scottish Borders (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Bowshiel Farm, Grantshouse, TD11 3RX | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Jun 2025 (reference ECU00005085, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Voltalia UK | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 165 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 190 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.8934, -2.3563 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Bowshiel Farm - Solar Farm is the 98th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 340th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 165 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 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 | 98th of 872 | 99,272 MW | 0.17% |
| United Kingdom | 340th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 963rd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBS Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| RBS Melville Gate Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
Operator and place
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- Weald Farm, Cambridge Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage50 MW · permitted
- Maidstone Road, Horsmonden - Paddock Solar Farm49.9 MW · under construction
- Crick Solar Farm49.9 MW · permitted
- Weald Farm, Cambridge Road - Solar Farm & Battery Storage49.9 MW · permitted
- Pitstock Farm - Solar Photovoltaic Panels41 MW · permitted
Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.