Power plant · Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cruachan
Cruachan is a power plant in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 440 MW of capacity, operated by Drax.
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 | Argyll and Bute (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Argyll and Bute, PA33 1AN | 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 | 1966 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Drax (Drax (formerly Scottish Power)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 440 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.4127, -5.1111 | 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.
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Cruachan is the 8th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 34th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 440 MW is 0.38% of the 115,642 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 | 8th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 1.3% |
| United Kingdom | 34th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | 0.38% |
| All power plants in our data | 908th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 54 substations and 40 grid connections (29 operating, 304 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverawe Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 24.7 MW | Operating | 6.4 km |
| Taynuilt GSP | Substation | — | — | 6.6 km |
| Taynuilt Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.7 km |
| Kilchrenan Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| 66MW WIND grid connection | Grid connection | 66 MW | Planned | 6.8 km |
| Export grid connection | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 7.2 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.