Power plant · Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkwall Power Station
Kirkwall Power Station is a power plant in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 16 MW of capacity, owned by SSE Group.
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 | Orkney Islands (coordinates), Scotland | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1952 | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | SSE Group (company that returns the dukes survey, usually the owner) | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16 MW | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Diesel/gas oil (open cycle) | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.9845, -2.9611 | DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Kirkwall is the 591st-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 1,789th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 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 | 591st of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,789th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,871st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 35 grid connections (19 operating, 114 MW) and 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Kirkwall PS G4 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Kirkwall PS G6 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.99 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Kirkwall PS G8 grid connection | Grid connection | 3.33 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Shapinsay Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.9 km |
| St Mary's Primary | Substation | — | — | 10 km |
Owner and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.