Natural landmarks · Scottish Highlands
Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme
Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Alpin Stewart — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme for the generation of hydro-electric power is located in the western Highlands of Scotland. It is based around Glen Strathfarrar, Glen Cannich and Glen Affric, and Strathglass further downstream.
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Background
History
There had been attempts to build a hydro-electric scheme in Glen Affric in 1929 and in 1941. Both had been promoted by the Grampian Electricity Company, but both had been defeated when the authorising bills were deposited before parliament. The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board was created by the Hydro-electric Development (Scotland) Act 1943, a measure championed by the politician Tom Johnston while he was Secretary of State for Scotland. Johnston's vision was for a public body that could build hydro-electric stations throughout the Highlands. Profits made by selling bulk electricity to the Scottish lowlands would be used to fund "the economic development and social improvement of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.3250, -4.7940
- Address
- Glen Affric
Sources
- wikidata: Q4689039 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme?
- Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 57.3250°, -4.7940°.
- Who owns Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme?
- Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme is owned by SSE.