Kinlochleven hydroelectric plant

From Global Energy Monitor
Part of the
Global Hydropower Tracker,
a Global Energy Monitor project.
Report an error

Other names: Kinlochleven Rebuild

Kinlochleven hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Kinlochleven hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1909[1] 30 MW[1] 3[1] Conventional storage[2] Equitix Holdings Ltd [100%][1] Green Highland[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Kinlochleven hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom[4] Leven River[4] 56.7129, -4.9582 (exact)[4]

The map below shows the exact location of the hydroelectric power plant:

Loading map...

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of global hydroelectric power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Hydropower Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/news/green-highland-secures-long-term-contract-to-operate-historic-kinlochleven-hydropower-station/?cf-view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://greenhighland.co.uk/green-highland-secures-long-term-contract-to-operate-and-maintain-kinlochleven-hydropower-station-one-of-the-uks-oldest-plants/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://www.voith.com/corp-en/news-room/press-releases/2025-10-16_vp-voith-subsidiary-green-highland-secures-long-term-contract.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/94129731. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)