Operation & maintenance |
Repowering Tummel Bridge
SSE Renewables in investing around £50 million in a project to extend the life of Tummel Bridge hydropower plant
SSE RENEWABLES IS TO invest almost £50 miion over the next two years to repower the existing Tummel Bridge Hydroelectric Station in Scotland’s Highlands with modern and efficient turbine technology. The repowering of the power station is expected
to extend its operational life by at least 40 years. This means the Tummel Bridge Hydro plant will be running in the power system of 2050 and so will play a continuing role in harnessing hydro power for a net- zero future in Scotland and the UK. SSE Renewables will commence the refurbishment works in Spring 2022 and will help support the Scottish regional supply chain and local job creation.
30 | October 2021 |
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The delivery of the works programme is expected to support up to 65 construction roles at peak.
Largest single investment This is the largest single investment SSE Renewables
has made in the refurbishment of its existing hydro fleet in recent times. The move comes at a time when greater emphasis is being placed on the role of hydro power to help Scotland and the wider UK achieve the goals of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and 2050 respectively. As the UK moves towards an electricity system with ever greater levels of more intermittent forms of
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