Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Invervar Hydro
Invervar Hydro is a power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 1.2 MW of capacity, operated by Green Highland Renewables.
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 | Perth and Kinross (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Invervar, Glen Lyon Perth and Kinross | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 24 Apr 2012 (permit 12/00248/FLL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 Feb 2012 (reference 12/00248/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 24 Apr 2012 (granted, reference 12/00248/FLL, planning authority Perth and Kinross) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Green Highland Renewables (Green Highland Renewables (on behalf of North Chesthill Estate)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.2 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 | 56.6077, -4.1743 | 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.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 12/00248/FLL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Perth and Kinross, reference 12/00248/FLL)
How it compares
Invervar Hydro is the 1,146th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 4,760th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.2 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 | 1,146th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,760th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,533rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 39 grid connections (27 operating, 234 MW) and 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenlyon grid connection | Grid connection | 1.2 MW | Operating | 8.5 km |
| Hydro 1.14 MW grid connection at Killin Grid | Grid connection | 1.14 MW | Operating | 8.5 km |
| Hydro 1.9 MW grid connection at Killin Grid | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 8.7 km |
| Kinloch Rannoch Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
| Coshieville Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Tummel Bridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 14 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.