Power plant · Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Craigellachie Biomass CHP Plant, Craigellachie- Solar Farm
Craigellachie Biomass CHP Plant, Craigellachie- Solar Farm is a permitted power plant in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 4 MW of capacity, operated by EDF Renewables.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Moray (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 330M SW/O Craigellachie Biomass CHP Plant Craigellachie, AB38 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 4 Jan 2024 (permit 23/01318/APP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Moray) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 8 Sept 2023 (ref. 23/01318/APP, Moray) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 4 Jan 2024 (granted, ref. 23/01318/APP, Moray) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | EDF Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4 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 | 5.4 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.4938, -3.1767 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Craigellachie Biomass CHP Plant, Craigellachie- Solar Farm is the 772nd-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,616th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4 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 | 772nd of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,616th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,764th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 84 grid connections (36 operating, 528 MW) and 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Fuel Gasification OR Pyrolysis 9.899 MW grid connection at Keith Grid | Grid connection | 9.9 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Rothes Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.5 km |
| Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 7.6 MW | Operating | 4.6 km |
| Dufftown Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.2 km |
| Aberlour Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Hill of Towie 2 Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 36 MW | Planned | 8.1 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.