Environmental, Social, Corperate Governance
Powering a Cleaner, Smarter and Fairer Future
Our projects are central to helping Scotland and the UK achieve ambitious Net Zero targets. The Loch na Cathrach (Red John) Pumped Storage Hydro project alone will save over 45 million tonnes of CO2e, while our Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro project will prevent an estimated 120 million tonnes of CO2e across its lifetime.
Combined with our wider portfolio of battery storage, pumped storage hydro, green data centre, and net zero residential developments, ILI Group’s projects are expected to save hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon emissions overall.
Together, ILI Group’s portfolio represents over £20 billion of private investment in the UK’s clean energy and digital infrastructure.
These projects will create and support thousands of direct and indirect jobs, strengthening local economies and delivering long-term benefits to communities across Scotland and beyond.
Each development also generates permanent, high-skilled roles, helping to build a resilient, low-carbon workforce for the future.
Our energy storage projects capture renewable energy that would otherwise be curtailed, reducing constraint payments and improving efficiency across the electricity network.
This helps deliver billions in system-wide savings, easing long-term energy costs for consumers and reducing dependence on imported electricity and fossil fuels.
Environmental enhancement is a defining feature of ILI Group’s development approach.
At Loch na Cathrach, we are transforming commercial forestry into natural broadleaf woodland, restoring wetlands and grasslands, managing ancient woodland, and encouraging the return of native species.
At Balliemeanoch, we are implementing an extensive habitat creation and restoration plan — establishing native woodland and wetland corridors, improving wildlife connectivity, and protecting important habitats for aquatic species. These initiatives will deliver long-term ecological gains alongside the project’s significant carbon savings.
We apply the same nature-positive principles across our energy, data centre, and residential developments, ensuring biodiversity net gain and environmental stewardship are embedded in every project.
Beyond ecology, we support local heritage, tourism, and community initiatives, ensuring that every ILI development creates both environmental and social value.
Recognised by the Scottish Government as “major infrastructure projects with considerable economic and industrial value attached,” ILI Group’s developments strengthen the UK’s energy security and grid resilience.
By integrating renewable energy, long-duration storage, and green digital infrastructure, we are helping to build a modern, flexible, and secure electricity network — powering homes, data centres, and communities sustainably.
