Power plant · Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eas a Ghaill
Eas a Ghaill is a cancelled power plant in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.5 MW of capacity, operated by Gilkes Energy.
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 | Eas A Ghaill, Inverlochy, By Dalmally | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 20 Dec 2013 (permit 13/01955/PP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Argyll and Bute) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 17 Oct 2013 (reference 13/01955/PP, planning authority Argyll and Bute) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Dec 2013 (granted, reference 13/01955/PP, planning authority Argyll and Bute) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Gilkes Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.5 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 | 56.4060, -4.9226 | 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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- Permit granted (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 13/01955/PP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Argyll and Bute, reference 13/01955/PP)
How it compares
Eas a Ghaill is the 1,096th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 4,531st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.5 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 1,096th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,531st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,084th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 55 substations and 46 grid connections (35 operating, 381 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmally School Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| EAS A' Ghaill Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 4.28 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Dalmally Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.3 km |
| ALT-NA Lairige Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 5.7 MW | Operating | 13 km |
| Ardkinglas GSP | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Allt Fion Powerhouse grid connection | Grid connection | 2 MW | Operating | 15 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.
- 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.
- 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.