Power plant · Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Giants Burn Wind Farm-
Giants Burn Wind Farm- is a planned power plant in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 50.4 MW of capacity, operated by Statkraft UK Limited.
Facts
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| 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 | 2.1 Km Nw/O Dunoon & 1.5 Km Sw/O Sandbank, Dunoon, PA23 8QH | 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 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Jul 2025 (ref. ECU00005007, Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Statkraft UK Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50.4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 7 units | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.9807, -4.9340 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Giants Burn Wind Farm- is the 281st-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 750th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50.4 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 | 281st of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 750th of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,809th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 41 substations and 29 grid connections (20 operating, 279 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45MW Battery grid connection | Grid connection | 52.7 MW | Planned | 0.8 km |
| Dunoon GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Sandbank Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.1 km |
| Dunoon Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Cruach Mor grid connection | Grid connection | 27.6 MW | Operating | 11 km |
| Striven Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 3.71 MW | Operating | 11 km |
Operator and place
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- Soay Solar Farm and Greener Grid Park200 MW · under construction
- Spennymoor Greener Grid Park200 MW · permitted
- An Carr Dubh Wind Farm85.8 MW · planned
- Coille Beith - Wind Turbines79.2 MW · planned
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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.
- 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.