Projects
The United Kingdom has more than 100 years tradition in utilising hydro power for electricity generation. The nation’s total installed capacity is about 4 611 MW with estimated 2.4 GW of viable hydropower potential. The vast majority of installed capacity is located in the wet and mountainous regions of Wales and northwest Scotland.
We currently have in operation 4 hydro power plants spread across England, Wales and Scotland. This portfolio includes both high head and low head plants.
We also have numerous projects in development.
Power plants in operation
Glen Duror
Operation data
Installed capacity: 688 kW
Head: 95 m
No. of turbines: 1
Annual generation: 2 300 MWh
Beeston Weir
Operation data
Installed capacity: 1400 kW
Head: 2.5 m
No. of turbines: 2
Annual generation: 7 000 MWh
Barton Locks
Operation data
Installed capacity: 690 kW
Head: 4.4 m
No. of turbines: 1
Annual generation: 1 800 MWh
Glenridding
Operation data
Installed capacity: 500 kW
Head: 135 m
No. of turbines: 1
Annual generation: 1 250 MWh
Permitted & construction projects
Ystradffin
Operation data
Installed capacity: 1 800 kW
Head: 45 m
No. of turbines: 2
Annual generation: 8 143 MWh
Claerwen
Operation data
Installed capacity: 1 200 kW
Head: 50 m
No. of turbines: 1
Annual generation: 4 800 MWh
Permitted projects
Operation data
No. of projects: 10
Installed capacity: kW
Annual generation: MWh