iha

Cruachan Dam, Scotland, an existing 440MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) facility, one of only four in the UK. Companies like owner Drax say the government support is needed to enable the deployment of more projects like it. Image: Drax.

UK has almost 7GW of shovel-ready pumped hydro, says IHA

March 15, 2024
President of the IHA Malcolm Turnbull has said that the UK has “almost 7GW of shovel-ready pumped storage hydropower projects with over 135GWh storage capacity”.

Email Newsletter

Most Read

EDF Renewables UK solar plant to power London Tube network

Firstway Energy secures planning approval for 100MW BESS

Energy secretary greenlights 140MW South Derbyshire solar project

UK, Ireland lead European renewable PPA market in May

Solivus, UrbanChain in shared commercial solar partnership

Upcoming Events

Green Hydrogen Summit UK & Ireland 2025

1 July 2025
London, UK

UK Solar Summit 2025

1 July 2025
London, UK

Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit

1 July 2025
Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge, London, UK

Intersolar Mexico

2 September 2025
Mexico City, Mexico

Large Scale Solar Southern Europe 2025

16 September 2025
Athens, Greece
Solar Power Portal is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC
This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.
Copyright © 2025. All rights reserved. Informa Markets, a trading division of Informa PLC.

You are now subscribed!

Thank you for subscribing to the email newsletter. You can opt-out at any time.