Cruachan II is a 600MW hydro power project. It is planned in Scotland, the UK. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the announced stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2024 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2030. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is being developed and currently owned by Drax Group.

Cruachan II is a pumped storage project.

Development status

The project construction is expected to commence from 2024. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2030.

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About Drax Group

Drax Group Plc (Drax) is a biomass-fuelled electricity generator, which generates electricity using compressed wood pellets instead of coal. It has operations in various areas, including electricity generation; electricity sales to business customers; and manufacturing of compressed wood pellets for use in the production of electricity. The company operates power stations in the UK that include Drax Power; Drax Biomass Inc.; Drax Energy Solutions; and Opus Energy. It sources biomass pellets from the US, Canada, Latvia, Estonia, Portugal, the UK, Lithuania and Brazil, among others; and operates biomass-compressed wood pellet production facilities and processing facilities in the US. Drax is headquartered in Selby, North Yorkshire, the UK.

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.