Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension)
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) is a wind power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 21 MW of capacity, operated by Boralex.
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 | Broubster Estate, Acheveilan North Estate and Limekiln Estate, southeast of Reay, Caithness | 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 | 2025 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 6 May 2022 (permit ECU00002070, Electricity Act 1989 section 36, issued by Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 14 May 2020 (reference ECU00002070, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 6 May 2022 (granted, reference ECU00002070, planning authority Scottish Government (S36)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Boralex (Infinergy / Boralex) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 21 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 5 units | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 58.5304, -3.7109 | 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 Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00002070)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00002070)
How it compares
Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) is the 476th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 1,425th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 21 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 | 476th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,425th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,509th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 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: 48 grid connections (21 operating, 284 MW) and 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dounreay BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 36 MW | Planned | 4.6 km |
| Dounreay GSP | Substation | — | — | 5.7 km |
| Forss 2 Windfarm HV grid connection | Grid connection | 5.26 MW | Operating | 7.3 km |
| Forss Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.9 km |
| Crosskirk Energy Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 8.5 km |
| Ormlie Primary | Substation | — | — | 12 km |
Operator and place
More from Boralex
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- Clashindarroch Wind Farm Extension139 MW · permitted
- Shepherd's Rig Wind Farm81 MW · permitted
- Limekiln Wind Farm79.8 MW
- Limekiln, Borlum House - Battery Energy Storage System70 MW · planned
- Clashindarroch Wind Farm Extension50 MW · permitted
- Loch Toftingall, Halsary Wind Farm - Battery Energy Storage49.9 MW · permitted
Other power plants in Scotland
- Longannet2,260 MW
- Torness1,200 MW
- Peterhead1,180 MW
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Hunterston B985 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Auchentiber Road - Battery Energy Storage System700 MW
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.
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