UK renewable project intelligence · REPD 06871

Glenmuckloch Pumped Storage Hydro

Buccleuch Estates · Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity · Scotland

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Reported capacity400 MWInstalled Capacity (MWelec) in the public REPD record

Development stageAwaiting ConstructionCurrent short status in the latest source snapshot

Screening score78/100Low heuristic screening risk

Planning record

Project Evidence

Source fields are retained from the latest UK Renewable Energy Planning Database snapshot.

TechnologyPumped Storage Hydroelectricity

Operator or applicantBuccleuch Estates

RegionScotland

CountyDumfries and Galloway

CountryScotland

Planning authorityScottish Government (S36)

Planning referenceEC00005236

CfD allocation roundNot reported

Planning history

Planning Timeline

Planning submitted23 Dec 2015
Planning granted29 Nov 2016
Latest public record08 Jul 2022

Time to operation

Delivery Signal

Relative two-year evidence for prioritisation, separated from unvalidated literal probabilities and external-risk scenarios.

Two-year signal78/100Stronger relative evidence

Three-year outputResearch onlyNot released as a probability

Five-year outputWithheldInsufficient validated cohorts

Ranking signal only · Moderate public-data coverage

The score is a percentile rank, not a 78% chance of delivery. Use it to prioritise comparable projects, then inspect the dated planning evidence and constraints before making a decision.

Positive public evidence

Construction has started

Risks and missing evidence

Long time in current stage
Repeated capacity revisions

Source and scope. Project facts derive from the official DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database quarterly extract. Delivery signals and screening scores are research enrichments by this platform; public data does not reveal private finance, land, supply-chain or contract terms.