Lochay Power Station— 45 MW Hydroelectric
Lochay Power Station is a 45 MW hydro power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by SSE since 1958. Ranked #15 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom. Its 45 MW represents 0.64% of the United Kingdom's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United Kingdom is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making Lochay 40 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Sloy Power Station (152.5 MW, Hydro) and Braes of Doune Wind Farm (72 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Scotland, approximately 60 km northwest of Glasgow.
68 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 326. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #14,641 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,296 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
68 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
SSE operates 2 plants totalling 89 MW
238 plants within 100 km, 8,550 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lochay Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 158 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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