# Glen Earrach Energy pumped storage hydro project
Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier:
Dossier reference: release 1 (d2c8bf2f-2fec-4208-ace0-d2e5340e1079)
Released project intelligence
Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-17T16:54:27.182220+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.
## Project summary
Glen Earrach Energy is a planned pumped-storage hydro scheme at Balmacaan Estate above Loch Ness, Scotland. Published project figures are 2 GW of pumped capacity, 1.8 GW of installed electrical generation capacity, 34 GWh of output and a 480 m head height. A September 2026 project news item reported submission of further information for the Section 36 application, then under consideration by the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit and statutory consultees.
## Evidence limits and unknowns
- The supplied project-page material does not establish procurement packages, supplier requirements, budget, purchase timing, construction start or delivery dates. Its latest dated status supplied is the September 2026 report of further application information being submitted.
Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.
## Project metadata
Country: United Kingdom
Region: Europe
Physical assets: Pumped Hydro
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.
## Project category
Energy
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
Planned scheme with 2 GW of pumped capacity, 1.8 GW of installed electrical generation capacity, 34 GWh of energy output, and a 480 m head height.
Source: www.glenearrach.energy — https://www.glenearrach.energy/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-17T16:52:46.832713+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-17T16:54:11.601379+00:00
## Name
Glen Earrach Energy pumped storage hydro project
Status: reported
Attribution: www.glenearrach.energy
Source: www.glenearrach.energy — https://www.glenearrach.energy/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
## Scope
Planned scheme with 2 GW of pumped capacity, 1.8 GW of installed electrical generation capacity, 34 GWh of energy output, and a 480 m head height.
Status: planned
Attribution: www.glenearrach.energy
Source: www.glenearrach.energy — https://www.glenearrach.energy/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
## Sector
Pumped storage hydro (PSH) energy storage.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.glenearrach.energy
Source: www.glenearrach.energy — https://www.glenearrach.energy/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
## Location
Balmacaan Estate above Loch Ness, Scotland.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.glenearrach.energy
Source: www.glenearrach.energy — https://www.glenearrach.energy/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
## Regulatory
A September 2026 news item reports that a further additional-information package had been submitted for the Section 36 application, which was being considered by the Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit and statutory consultees.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.glenearrach.energy
Source: www.glenearrach.energy — https://www.glenearrach.energy/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T16:41:51.834374+00:00
## Cite this dossier
CapexCue — Glen Earrach Energy pumped storage hydro project — dossier released 2026-10-17T16:54:27.182220+00:00, release 1 (d2c8bf2f-2fec-4208-ace0-d2e5340e1079) — https://capexcue.com/projects/glen-earrach-energy-pumped-storage-hydro-project-106c3d91-5f1/.
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