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Pumped Storage Hydro

Glenmuckloch Pumped Storage Hydro

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Glenmucklock, Kirckconnel, Dumfries and Galloway, DG4 6LS

Glenmuckloch Pumped Storage Hydro is a 400 MW pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The applicant or operator on record is Buccleuch Estates. Planning permission has been granted as of November 2016 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is Scottish Govern…

Consented / Approved
Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Planning Permission Granted. Source record updated 2022-07-08.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

DESNZ source publication Β· Search the full register Β· Definitions and coverage

400.000 MW
Registered Capacity

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Glenmuckloch Pumped Storage Hydro is a 400 MW pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The applicant or operator on record is Buccleuch Estates. Planning permission has been granted as of November 2016 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is Scottish Government (S36), reference EC00005236.

Site Schematic

UPPER RES. LOWER RES. PENSTOCK TAILRACE GEN. GRID ⇑ PUMP ⇓ GENERATE HEAD: ?m Β· POWER: 400.000 MW Β· ? turbines

Schematic diagram β€” not to scale. Illustrative layout based on project specifications.

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)400.000 MW

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperBuccleuch Estates
Owner / operatorBuccleuch Estates
Year consented2016
LocationGlenmucklock, Kirckconnel, Dumfries and Galloway, DG4 6LS
RegionScotland
Coordinates55.3874692Β°N, 4.0016Β°W

Additional published register fields

Registered technologyPumped Storage Hydroelectricity

πŸ“… Project Timeline

2015-12-23
2016-11-29