A meeting of the Coire Glas Community Liaison Group (CLG) will take place by video conference on Wednesday 16 March at 7.30pm.

Plans for the Coire Glas hydro pumped storage scheme have taken a significant step forward with the receipt of tenders for the project’s main construction works.

The Coire Glas project team is making preparations for the next stage in development of the Coire Glas hydro pumped storage scheme. This will include a planning application for the upgrading and realigning the Kilfinnan Road to allow safe transportation of staff, materials and equipment to the lower works during project construction, while ensuring improved access for residents and other road users.

SSE Renewables will hold a public exhibition in Spean Bridge to provide information on proposals to use land at Mucomir Quarry, east of Gairlochy, as part of its consented Coire Glas Hydro Pumped Storage project at Loch Lochy in the Great Glen.

SSE Renewables has today reiterated its plans to build a major new £1bn-plus electricity storage facility as it welcomed the UK Government’s commitment within its new Energy Strategy to develop appropriate policy to encourage investment in large-scale, long-duration electricity storage (LDES).

SSE Renewables has selected a world leader in mining and tunnelling projects to undertake Exploratory Works for the Coire Glas pumped storage hydro scheme.

Tree felling has begun on land to the east of Loch Lochy near Glas Dhoire Bay to prepare for Exploratory Works at the Coire Glas lower site.

Business leaders have met with UK Energy Minister the Rt Hon Greg Hands MP to discuss how the government could unlock significant investment in vital energy storage technologies needed to decarbonise the power sector and help ensure greater energy independence.

Contractors working on behalf of the Coire Glas project team will be carrying out investigation works on the Oighre and Cruinneachaidh Bridges, along Kilfinnan Road, on Monday 21 February.

A document setting out plans for community consultation regarding SSE Renewables’ Mucomir Quarry planning application has been submitted to The Highland Council.

Hydro construction specialists from around the world have been invited to submit tenders for construction of the proposed pumped hydro storage scheme at Coire Glas, on the shores of Loch Lochy near Invergarry.

A meeting of the Coire Glas Community Liaison Group (CLG) will take place by video conference on Wednesday 15 December at 7pm.

The Coire Glas pumped hydro storage development has taken a symbolic step forward as ground was broken on the project for the first time.

Contractors operating on behalf of SSE Renewables will begin Ground Investigation Works on Kilfinnan Road during week commencing 1 November.

A permanent chair has been appointed to the Coire Glas Community Liaison Group (CLG).

A meeting of the Coire Glas Community Liaison Group will be held by video conference at 7pm on Wednesday 27 October.

Development of SSE Renewables’ proposed up to 1.5GW pumped hydro storage scheme at Coire Glas in Scotland’s Great Glen has reached another landmark with the confirmation of the tenderer shortlists of contractors for the civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works.

SSE Renewables has welcomed the recognition from both the UK’s government and energy regulator of the role pumped storage hydropower can play in providing the flexibility needed for the country’s energy network to meet net zero. The new Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, jointly published today by the UK Government and Ofgem, sets out how cutting-edge smart technologies will ensure the lights stay on and energy bills are cut, as UK demand for electricity intensifies while fossil fuels are phased out.

An inaugural meeting of the Coire Glas Community Liaison Group (CLG) was held on 14 July via video conference.

The CLG is an opportunity for representatives of the community to contribute to the progress of Coire Glas, a proposed pumped storage hydro facility near Loch Lochy, which would be the first scheme of its type to be built in the UK for more than 30 years.

A second meeting of the Kilfinnan Road residents’ forum will be held on Wednesday 30 June. The forum will discuss survey and assessment which has been taking place along the road since the first forum in March.