Devilla Energy Storage Facility (500 MW)
Devilla Energy Storage Facility is a 500 MW battery storage project in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 March 2025; the record was last updated on 7 October 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 April 2022 | Application submitted |
| 13 December 2023 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 1 March 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 7 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Alcemi Storage Development Limited
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003469
- Address (REPD)
- Devilla Forest, Kincardine, Alloa
- Council area (by location)
- Clackmannanshire
- Time to decision
- 86 weeks
- REPD reference
- 9248
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankhead Farm | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 1.3 |
| Windburn Wind Farm | wind farm | 65 | application submitted | 2.1 |
| Forthbank | wind farm | 5 | refused | 3.7 |
| Balhearty Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Farm at Lower Polmaise | solar farm | 5 | permission expired | 6.0 |
| Kincardine Battery Storage | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Manor Powis | solar farm | 5 | application withdrawn | 6.6 |
| Kincardine Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 400 | approved, not built | 7.5 |
| Rhodders Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | operational | 8.1 |
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 (56.1313, -3.7829).