Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sheildaig Hydro Project
Sheildaig Hydro Project is a cancelled power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 2.1 MW of capacity, operated by Highland Light and Power.
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 | Gairloch, Highland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 5 May 2003 (planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Mar 2004 (refused, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Highland Light and Power | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.1 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 | 57.7387, -5.6784 | 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 refused (planning authority Highland)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland)
How it compares
Sheildaig Hydro Project is the 1,001st-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 4,145th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.1 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 | 1,001st of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,145th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,381st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 16 grid connections (12 operating, 21.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badachro Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 5.4 km |
| Kerry Falls Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 1.24 MW | Operating | 6.2 km |
| Gaineamhach Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 6.2 km |
| Kerry Falls Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Aultbea Primary | Substation | — | — | 13 km |
| Letterewe Primary | Substation | — | — | 15 km |
Operator and place
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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.