Tummel Valley Complex

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Tummel Valley Complex is a complex of operating hydroelectric power plants in United Kingdom.

The complex consists of the following projects:

Complex Details

Table 1: Project-level details for Tummel Valley Complex

Project name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Clunie hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1950[2] 61.0 MW[1] Conventional storage[3] SSE PLC [100%][4][5]
Errochty hydroelectric plant operating[6] 1955[6] 75.0 MW[6] Conventional storage[6] SSE PLC [100%][6]
Rannoch hydroelectric plant operating[1] 1930[7] 44.0 MW[7] Conventional storage[7] SSE PLC [100%][7][4]
Tummel hydroelectric plant operating[8][1] 1933[8] 40.0 MW[9] Conventional storage[5] SSE PLC [100%][8][4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Tummel Valley Complex

Project name Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Clunie hydroelectric plant Scotland, United Kingdom[10] Tummel River[10] 56.7168, -3.7781 (exact)[10]
Errochty hydroelectric plant Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom[11] Tummel River[12][13] 56.7091, -4.0065 (exact)[11]
Rannoch hydroelectric plant Scotland, United Kingdom[14] Loch Rannoch[14] 56.693, -4.4019 (exact)[14]
Tummel hydroelectric plant Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom[1][15] Tummel River[15] 56.7064, -4.0212 (exact)[1][15]

The map below shows the exact locations of the projects in the complex:

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Additional data

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References

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  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.sse.com/about-us/our-businesses/sse-renewables/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.sserenewables.com/hydro/tummel-valley/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220526232851/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/errochty-uk/. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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