RENEWABLE ENERGY

The capacity of Dinorwig and its neighbouring Ffestiniog station

Together, these plants make up almost three-quarters of the UK’ s pumped storage hydropower capacity

However, that long drought will soon be over. Three new Scottish projects – Loch Kemp, Coire Glas and Earba – have been approved, while reports suggest that many more are currently in the pipeline across Scotland and Wales, representing a combined capacity of around 10GW, according to the British Hydropower Association. SSE Renewables’ s Coire Glas scheme on Loch Lochy is perhaps the most advanced of these projects and is slated to add up to 1.5GW of capacity to the UK grid.

UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks, spoke at length about the importance

124 October 2026