Earba Storage

Balancing renewable generation to achieve net zero

The Project

The Earba Storage project is a proposed pumped storage hydro scheme with an installed capacity of up to 1,800MW.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The project will be the largest such scheme in the UK in terms of energy stored, powering over 1,400,000 UK households per year.

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LATEST NEWS

Earba PSH Project Secures Major Planning Consent

Earba PSH Project Secures Major Planning Consent

We are excited to announce that the Earba Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) Project has officially been granted Section 36 Planning Consent by the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government. This marks a major milestone in the development of the largest PSH scheme ever to be approved in the UK, both...

Planning Application submitted

Planning Application submitted

Planning Application submitted for the 1.8GW Earba Pumped Storage Hydro ‘PSH’ project We are delighted to announce that the Planning Application for the Earba Pumped Storage Hydro Project has now been submitted to the Energy Consents Unit of the Scottish Government. Known as a ‘Section 36’...