Lochaber hydroelectric scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lochaber_hydroelectric_scheme
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Balfour_Beatty
gptkbp:capacity 82 MW
gptkbp:category hydroelectric power stations in Scotland
gptkbp:commissioned 1929
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1924
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dam gptkb:dam
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sir_Alexander_Gibb
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:water
gptkbp:hasTower 5
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major engineering project of the interwar period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lochaber hydroelectric scheme
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lochaber,_Scotland
gptkbp:notableFeature one of the longest water-carrying tunnels in the world
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Rio_Tinto_Group
gptkbp:ownedBy GFG Alliance (as of 2016)
gptkbp:purpose power generation
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:reservoirName gptkb:Loch_Treig
gptkb:Loch_Laggan
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:suppliesElectricityTo Lochaber aluminium smelter
gptkbp:tunnel 24 km
water-carrying tunnel
gptkbp:turbineType gptkb:Pelton_wheel
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:River_Laggan
gptkb:River_Spean
gptkb:River_Treig
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Loch_Treig
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7