Foyers hydroelectric plant

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Foyers hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Foyers, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Foyers hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Operating[1] 1974[2] 320 MW[1] 2[2] Run-of-river[1] SSE Renewables[2]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Foyers hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Foyers, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom[3] Loch Ness[2] 57.2558, -4.4941 (approximate)[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, Installed Capacity Per Production Unit". European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208070955/https://www.sserenewables.com/hydro/foyers. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220706100011/https://www.sse.com/media/aybjsta2/in110_foyers_open_day_v3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)