Power plant · Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tummel Bridge Power Station - Hydro Plant
Tummel Bridge Power Station - Hydro Plant is a power plant in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 40 MW of capacity, operated by Scottish & Southern Energy Scottish Hydro Electric.
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 | Perth and Kinross (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Tummel Power Station, 3 Riverside, Tummel Bridge, Pitlochry, PH16 5SB | 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 | 2024 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Scottish & Southern Energy Scottish Hydro Electric | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Large Hydro | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 56.7080, -4.0185 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Tummel Bridge Power Station - Hydro Plant is the 236th-largest of 1,196 power plants in Scotland and the 572nd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 40 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 236th of 1,196 | 34,589 MW | 0.12% |
| United Kingdom | 572nd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,251st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 40 grid connections (25 operating, 276 MW) and 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tummel Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 17 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Tummel Power Station grid connection | Grid connection | 16.2 MW | Operating | 0.2 km |
| Tummel Bridge Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.6 km |
| Tummel Bridge GSP | Substation | — | — | 0.7 km |
| Calvine Primary | Substation | — | — | 7.1 km |
| Bruar Hydro grid connection | Grid connection | 1.9 MW | Operating | 7.4 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.