Cruachan hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Hollow Mountain

Cruachan hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Cruachan hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Operating	1965	440 MW	4	Pumped storage	Drax [100%]	Drax

Location

Table 2: Location details for Cruachan hydroelectric plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom	56.4064, -5.113 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the hydroelectric power plant:

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Background

The Cruachan hydroelectric plant was featured as a filming location for the Star Wars series Andor. In episode six ("The Eye"), the Empire's supply hub on the planet Aldhani was filmed on location at Cruachan. Andor production designer Luke Hull made a connection between the appearance of the dam and Darth Vader's mask.

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Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of global hydroelectric power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Hydropower Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.