Duniface Gas Peaking Plant (49.9 MW battery storage)
Duniface Gas Peaking Plant is a 49.9 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 26 September 2024, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 October 2024.
49.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
8 October 2024record last updated
Fifecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 2 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 26 September 2024 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 October 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Forsa Energy Gas Holdings Limited
- Planning authority
- Fife
- Planning application reference
- 24/00713/FULL
- Address (REPD)
- Duniface Gas Peaking Plant, Duniface Farm, Leven
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 21 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Duniface Gas Peaking Plant - Battery Energy Storage System
- REPD reference
- 15749
Who decides
| Applications | Fife | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 91 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (19%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 36 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 16 of 30 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 25 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 24.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earlseat | wind farm | 18.4 | operational | 3.5 |
| Clatto | wind farm | 30 | refused | 3.9 |
| Devon Wood | wind farm | 12.5 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| Clatto Farm Turbines | wind farm | 6 | refused on appeal | 5.3 |
| Wemyss Estate - Randolph Solar Farm & Battery Energy Storage | solar farm | 50 | approved, not built | 6.1 |
| West Strathore Solar Limited | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.5 |
| Land North of Balbeggie Avenue | solar farm | 12 | approved, not built | 8.1 |
| Land North of Thornton Road | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
| Middle Balbeggie | solar farm | 5 | operational | 8.4 |
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 (56.1984, -3.0451).