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Pumped Storage Hydro

Loch Ness & Loch Kemp - Pumped Hydro Scheme

Whitebridge, Inverness, Highland, IV2 6AL

Loch Ness & Loch Kemp - Pumped Hydro Scheme is a 600 MW pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The applicant or operator on record is Statera Energy. The scheme is currently in the planning system, submitted November 2023. The determining authority is Scottish Government (S36)…

In Planning
Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Planning Application Submitted. Source record updated 2024-04-12.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

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600.000 MW
Registered Capacity

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Loch Ness & Loch Kemp - Pumped Hydro Scheme is a 600 MW pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The applicant or operator on record is Statera Energy. The scheme is currently in the planning system, submitted November 2023. The determining authority is Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00003398.

Site Schematic

UPPER RES. LOWER RES. PENSTOCK TAILRACE GEN. GRID ⇑ PUMP ⇓ GENERATE HEAD: ?m Β· POWER: 600.000 MW Β· ? turbines

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

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)600.000 MW

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperStatera Energy
Owner / operatorStatera Energy
LocationWhitebridge, Inverness, Highland, IV2 6AL
RegionScotland
Coordinates57.2127312Β°N, 4.537368Β°W

Additional published register fields

Registered technologyPumped Storage Hydroelectricity

πŸ“… Project Timeline

2023-11-20