Earba hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Earba Pumped Storage

Earba hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power plant in pre-construction in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Earba hydroelectric plant

Status Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Pre-construction[1] 1800 MW[2] Pumped storage[3] Gilkes Energy [100%][3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Earba hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom[4][5] Loch a’ Bhealaich Leamhain, Lochan na h-Earba[3] 56.9002, -4.5118 (exact)[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/scotland-approves-uks-largest-pumped-storage-hydro-project-at-loch-earba-16-04-2025/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "The Project". 2022-12-14. Archived from the original on 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-09-23. {{cite web}}: Text "Earba Storage - Pumped Storage Hydro Project" ignored (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230315074752/https://renews.biz/83907/gilkes-reveals-900mw-scottish-pumped-storage-hydro-plans/. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://goo.gl/maps/Qsu2pqLwP75BuQGn8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://earbastorage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Figure-3.1-Location-Plan.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)