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Pumped Storage Hydro

Coire Glas

Land At Coire Glas, Laggan, Newtonmore,, Highland, PH34 4EA

Coire Glas is a 1,500 MW pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The applicant or operator on record is SSE Renewables. Planning permission has been granted as of October 2020 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU…

Consented / Approved
Official register: July 2026

Recorded status: Planning Permission Granted. Source record updated 2025-09-11.

Registered planning capacity; not measured generation.

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1,500.000 MW
Registered Capacity

πŸ“‹ Project Overview

Coire Glas is a 1,500 MW pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The applicant or operator on record is SSE Renewables. Planning permission has been granted as of October 2020 and it is awaiting construction. The determining authority is Scottish Government (S36), reference ECU00000577.

Site Schematic

UPPER RES. LOWER RES. PENSTOCK TAILRACE GEN. GRID ⇑ PUMP ⇓ GENERATE HEAD: ?m Β· POWER: 1,500.000 MW Β· ? turbines

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

πŸ”§ Technical Specifications

Capacity (MW)1,500.000 MW

πŸ”Œ Grid Connection & Infrastructure

🏒 Development & Ownership

DeveloperSSE Renewables
Owner / operatorSSE Renewables
Year consented2020
LocationLand At Coire Glas, Laggan, Newtonmore,, Highland, PH34 4EA
RegionScotland
Coordinates57.0293316Β°N, 4.8571636Β°W

Additional published register fields

Registered technologyPumped Storage Hydroelectricity
Are they re-applying (Old REPD Ref) 6870

πŸ“… Project Timeline

2018-03-28
2020-10-15