Quoich Power Station— 18.5 MW Hydroelectric
Quoich Power Station is an 18.5 MW hydroelectric plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Scottish & Southern Energy. Ranked #40 of 141 hydro plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 0.26% of the country's total hydro capacity of 7,076 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United Kingdom is Dinorwig at 1,800 MW, making Quoich 97.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Beinneun (85 MW, Wind), Millennium (65 MW, Wind), and Auchteraw BESS (49.9 MW, Unknown). The facility is situated in the Scottish Highlands, approximately 30 km from Inverness.
United Kingdom, Europe
- 659. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #20,211 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,601 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United Kingdom
Scottish & Southern Energy operates 3 plants totalling 57 MW
129 plants within 100 km, 3,917 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Quoich Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 65 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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