Power plant · Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Portgordon Maltings, Phase 3 - Aerobic Digestion Facility
The Portgordon Maltings, Phase 3 - Aerobic Digestion Facility is a permitted power plant in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 4 MW of capacity, operated by Grissan Engineering Services Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Moray (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 250 Metres To The W/O Portgordon Maltings, Buckie, AB56 5SF | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Mar 2024 (permit 23/00895/APP, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Moray) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 6 Jun 2023 (reference 23/00895/APP, planning authority Moray) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Mar 2024 (granted, reference 23/00895/APP, planning authority Moray) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Grissan Engineering Services Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Anaerobic Digestion | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.6580, -3.0260 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit granted (planning authority Moray, reference 23/00895/APP)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Moray, reference 23/00895/APP)
How it compares
The Portgordon Maltings, Phase 3 - Aerobic Digestion Facility is the 772nd-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,616th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 772nd of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,616th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,764th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 85 grid connections (41 operating, 456 MW) and 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckie Primary | Substation | — | — | 4.6 km |
| Boormalt 2.3MW PV grid connection | Grid connection | 2.3 MW | Planned | 5.3 km |
| Fochabers Primary | Substation | — | — | 6.4 km |
| Auchinderran Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 31 MW | Planned | 8.6 km |
| Lhanbryde Primary | Substation | — | — | 11 km |
| Netherton of Windyhills grid connection | Grid connection | 4.37 MW | Operating | 12 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.