Power plant · Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kintore - Solar Photovoltaic Array
Kintore - Solar Photovoltaic Array is a planned solar power plant in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 50 MW of capacity, operated by Mespil Solar Energy.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Aberdeenshire (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 2km S/O Kintore, Inverurie, AB51 0XH | 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 | 29 Jul 2025 (reference ECU00005245, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Mespil Solar Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 50 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 99 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.2046, -2.3556 | 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 ECU00005245)
How it compares
Kintore - Solar Photovoltaic Array is the 268th-largest of 742 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 690th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 50 MW is <0.1% 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 | 268th of 742 | 93,216 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 690th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 1,784th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 130 grid connections (59 operating, 439 MW), 80 substations and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40MW Kintore grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 0.3 km |
| Fordtown Energy Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Operating | 1.6 km |
| The Croft grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| Kintore GSP | Substation | — | — | 2.2 km |
| Torryburn Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.0 km |
| Kemnay Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Brightsolid | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
Operator and place
Grid connections attached to this power plant
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- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
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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.
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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