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Shira Hydro scheme: Phase 2 of Sloy Scheme, 1951-1959
Date 26 October 2023
Event ID 1165429
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1165429
The Shira scheme
Dams were built at Lochan Shira, Lochan Sron Mor and the reservoir supplying Allt na Lairige power station via a tunnel. Sron Mor power station is fed by an aqueduct from Lochan Shira. Aqueducts and a long tunnel supply Clachan underground power station at the top of Loch Fyne at a head of 965 feet. Sron Mor was supplied with pumping facilities in effect to give Clachan the advantage of pumped storage. The installed capacity of the scheme is 51MW. Construction took place between 1951 and 1959.
Information from NRHE item catalogue number WP007424, compiled by George Walker, 2005.
