Gilkes Energy has received Section 36 planning consent from the Scottish government’s Energy Consents Unit for its Earba storage project, a pumped storage hydro (PSH) initiative at Loch Earba.

With an installed capacity of 1.8GW and a storage capacity of 40 gigawatt hours (GWh), it will become the largest PSH project in the UK, capable of delivering 22 hours of storage at full power.

The planning application also features proposals for two large-scale peatland and woodland restoration projects, supporting a biodiversity enhancement plan.

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