Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Shieldaig/Slattadale Hydro Scheme
Shieldaig/Slattadale Hydro Scheme is a cancelled hydroelectric power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 3.6 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 | Achnasheen | 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 (reference RC/2003/401, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Apr 2004 (refused, reference RC/2003/401, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Highland Light and Power (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.6 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 | 57.6669, -5.6258 | 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.
- Permit refused (planning authority Highland, reference RC/2003/401)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland, reference RC/2003/401)
How it compares
Shieldaig/Slattadale Hydro Scheme is the 991st-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 4,260th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.6 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 | 991st of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,260th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 13,087th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 21 grid connections (15 operating, 48.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Falls Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.3 km |
| Gaineamhach Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 4 MW | Planned | 2.4 km |
| Kerry Falls Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 1.24 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| Badachro Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.43 MW | Operating | 4.5 km |
| Letterewe Primary | Substation | — | — | 9.7 km |
| Shieldaig Primary | Substation | — | — | 18 km |
Operator and place
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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.
- 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.
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