Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme
Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Awe Hydro-Electric 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 Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme was the penultimate scheme developed by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. It centres around Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands. It consists of three power stations, two conventional hydro-electric stations, and the Cruachan power station, the first large pumped storage scheme built by the Board. It was completed in 1965.
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Background
History
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 North of Scotland." Private consumers would be offered a supply of cheap electricity, and their connection to that supply would not reflect the actual cost of its provision in remote and sparsely populated areas. Sir Edward MacColl, the…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3937, -5.1138
- Address
- Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute
- Opening
- Mar-Oct
Sources
- wikidata: Q122452275 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme?
- Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.3937°, -5.1138°.
- Who owns Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme?
- Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme is owned by SSE, Drax Group.
- What are the opening hours for Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Mar-Oct. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.