Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fearna Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme - Hydro Project
Fearna Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme - Hydro Project is a planned pumped storage power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1,800 MW of capacity, operated by Fearna PSH Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 4930m NW/O Kingie Lodge, PH35 4HS | 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 | 2 Mar 2025 (reference ECU00005061, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fearna PSH Limited (Fearna PSH Limited (SSE Renewables), applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,800 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.0644, -5.1211 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00005061)
How it compares
Fearna Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme - Hydro Project is the 8th-largest of 742 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 15th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1,800 MW is 0.65% of the 279,068 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 | 8th of 742 | 93,216 MW | 1.9% |
| United Kingdom | 15th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | 0.65% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 26th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | 0.27% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 35 substations and 32 grid connections (27 operating, 240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quoich GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Hydro 18 MW grid connection at Quoich | Grid connection | 18 MW | Operating | 2.0 km |
| Allt Ladaidh Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.28 MW | Operating | 8.6 km |
| Loch Blair Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.66 MW | Operating | 10 km |
| Ceannacroc GSP | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
| Bunarkaig Primary | Substation | — | — | 16 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.