Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme
Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Sarah Egan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
About
Gisla 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.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small scheme promoted by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It consists of a single power station powered with water from Loch Coirceabhat, and was commissioned in 1960.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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. The chairman of the new…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 58.1279, -6.8782
- Address
- Isle of Lewis
Sources
- wikidata: Q120291021 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Loch Ròg
Loch Ròg in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Islands · Scottish Islands
Callanish VIII
Callanish VIII in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Islands · Scottish Islands
Ardroil
Ardroil in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Dun Bharabhat, Great Bernera
Dun Bharabhat, Great Bernera in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Watermills · Scottish Islands
Breaclete
Breaclete in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Beaches · Scottish Islands
Cliff
Cliff in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
More places in this region
Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Dùn Anlaimh
Dùn Anlaimh in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Ullinish
Ullinish in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Bun Abhainn Eadarra
Bun Abhainn Eadarra in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Islands
Soay Sound
Soay Sound in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme?
- Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.1279°, -6.8782°.
- Who owns Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme?
- Gisla Hydro-Electric Scheme is owned by SSE.