Bilbo Solar Farm (36.6 MW)
Bilbo Solar Farm is a 36.6 MW solar farm project in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 December 2020; the record was last updated on 8 October 2024.
36.6 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
8 October 2024record last updated
Aberdeenshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2019 | Application submitted |
| 15 November 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2020 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 36.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 8 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Green Energy International
- Planning authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Planning application reference
- APP/2019/0296
- Site area
- 50.8 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land At Bilbo Solar Farm, Moss-side, Crimond, Fraserburgh, Grampian
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeenshire
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Contracts for Difference
- AR6
- REPD reference
- 6736
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeenshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 200 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 64 (32%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 40 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 60 of 132 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 28 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 40.6 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 15 / 13 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage | battery storage | 40 | under construction | 0.5 |
| Greenside Extension | wind farm | 7 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Land at Overside and Greenwellheads Farms | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 1.1 |
| Frodo Solar and Battery Energy Development | solar farm | 60.1 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| South of Greenwellheads | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 1.4 |
| St Fergus Moss Wind Farm | wind farm | 6 | operational | 1.9 |
| St Fergus Renewable Energy Park | solar farm | 5 | under construction | 5.0 |
| Fraserburgh Road - Kirkton Solar PV Farm & Energy Storage Facility | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 5.3 |
| Strichen South | battery storage | 10 | abandoned | 6.5 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (57.5894, -1.9126).