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Balmacaan Estate above Loch Ness, near Invermoriston/Drumnadrochit (Highland)·In developmentStorage
Glen Earrach Pumped Storage
- StageSection 36 application being considered by the Energy Consents Unit; further Additional Information submitted Sep 2026 (representations by 5 Oct 2026)
- Next milestoneScottish Ministers' Section 36 decision; no date published
- Last checked1 November 2026
What has changed on this project, and when
- Next milestone: Scottish Ministers' Section 36 decision; no date published2 November 2026 · previously: Scottish Government consent decision. No decision date has been published.
- Stage: Section 36 application being considered by the Energy Consents Unit; further Additional Information submitted Sep 2026 (representations by 5 Oct 2026)2 November 2026 · previously: In planning (Section 36 submitted Apr 2025; further information Sep 2026)
- Value: Not disclosed2 November 2026 · previously: c.£3bn (developer estimate)
- Next milestone: Scottish Government consent decision. No decision date has been published.13 October 2026 · previously: Scottish Government consent decision
- Stage: In planning (Section 36 submitted Apr 2025; further information Sep 2026)13 October 2026 · previously: In planning (Section 36 submitted Apr 2025)
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