Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Luichart Power Station
Luichart Power Station is a cancelled power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2.6 MW of capacity, operated by SSE Renewables.
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 | Luichart Power Station, Contin, Strathpeffer, Highlands, IV14 9EW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission expired) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 26 Jun 2019 (permit 18/05005/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 31 Oct 2018 (reference 18/05005/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 26 Jun 2019 (granted, reference 18/05005/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SSE Renewables | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.6 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 | 57.5764, -4.6844 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit expired
- Permit granted (planning authority Highland, reference 18/05005/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland, reference 18/05005/FUL)
How it compares
Luichart Power Station is the 915th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 3,901st-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.6 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 915th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,901st of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,955th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 58 substations and 56 grid connections (35 operating, 470 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comrie Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Orrin GSP | Substation | — | — | 4.8 km |
| Marybank Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.9 km |
| Fairburn Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Operating | 8.7 km |
| Grudie Bridge 49.4MW BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 53.2 MW | Planned | 8.8 km |
| Lochluichart Battery Storage grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 10.0 km |
Operator and place
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- Monk Fryston Battery Storage320 MW · under construction
- Foyers300 MW
- Brims Tidal Array (Cantick Head)200 MW · planned
- Hare Hill Wind Farm Repowering130 MW · planned
- Bhlaraidh Wind Farm Extension84 MW · permitted
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Other power plants in Scotland
- Seagreen1,075 MW
- Moray East950 MW
- Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project882 MW
- Lewis Wind Farm (Barvas Moor)652 MW
- Beatrice588 MW
- Neart na Gaoithe450 MW
- Viking Wind Farm443 MW
- Cruachan440 MW
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.
- 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.