Kincardine Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility (400 MW)
Kincardine Grid Services Complex Energy Storage Facility is a 400 MW battery storage project in Fife, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 5 January 2022, not yet built; the record was last updated on 8 June 2022. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 January 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form. Check the planning authority's register for the latest position.
REPD also records that the planning permission expired on 5 January 2023, so the project may not go ahead in this form.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 August 2021 | Application submitted |
| 5 January 2022 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 5 January 2023 | Permission expired |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 8 June 2022
- Operator or applicant
- Amp Energy
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00003326
- Address (REPD)
- N/O Kincardine Substation, Kincardine, Alloa
- Council area (by location)
- Fife
- Time to decision
- 20 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Kincardine Grid Services Complex - Energy Storage Facility
- REPD reference
- 10536
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine Battery Storage | battery storage | 342 | approved, not built | 1.0 |
| Forthbank | wind farm | 5 | refused | 4.3 |
| West Grange Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | abandoned | 5.8 |
| Devilla Energy Storage Facility | battery storage | 500 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Merchiston Industrial Estate, Smith Street | battery storage | 43 | under construction | 7.5 |
| Balhearty Solar | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.8 |
| Land To The East Of Wholeflats Road (Grangemouth) | battery storage | 20 | permission expired | 8.2 |
| Easter Muirhead Farm | wind farm | 15 | refused | 8.3 |
| Bankhead Farm | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 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 (56.0729, -3.7231).