Power plant · Scotland, United Kingdom
Kyle Rhea Tidal Stream Array
Kyle Rhea Tidal Stream Array is a cancelled power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 8 MW of capacity, operated by Sea Generation Ltd.
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 | Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Kylerhea Breakish | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning application withdrawn) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 11 Feb 2013 (planning authority Marine Scotland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Jul 2015 (withdrawn, planning authority Marine Scotland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Sea Generation Ltd (Sea Generation (Kyle Rhea) Ltd) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Tidal Stream | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.2368, -5.6583 | 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 researchHow it compares
Kyle Rhea Tidal Stream Array is the 663rd-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 2,176th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 663rd of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,176th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,598th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 22 substations and 20 grid connections (13 operating, 57.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Nostie Bridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.8 km |
| Skulamus Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Attadale Hydro Generating Station grid connection | Grid connection | 3.5 MW | Operating | 23 km |
| Hydro 1.35 MW grid connection at Grudie Bridge | Grid connection | 1.35 MW | Operating | 23 km |
| Coulags Hydro Recost 2 grid connection | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 33 km |
Operator and place
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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.