Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lairg
Lairg is a power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 3.5 MW of capacity, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy.
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 | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Lairg | 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 | 1959 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Scottish and Southern Energy | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.5 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 | 58.0306, -4.4119 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Lairg is the 878th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 3,672nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.5 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 | 878th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,672nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,512th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 36 grid connections (21 operating, 251 MW) and 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lairg Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 3.52 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Lairg GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Lairg Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.1 km |
| DG - Lairg GSP grid connection | Grid connection | 52.7 MW | Planned | 1.2 km |
| CNOC na-Inghinn Wind grid connection | Grid connection | 4.75 MW | Operating | 2.9 km |
| Conon Falls Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.7 km |
Operator and place
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- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
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- 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.