Towyn power station was a combined oil engine and
hydro-electric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...
generating station in Wales. It provided electricity to the towns of Towyn (
Tywyn) and Aberdovey (
Aberdyfi
Aberdyfi (), also known as Aberdovey ( ), is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, located on the northern side of the estuary of the River Dyfi.
The population of the community was 878 at the 2011 census. The electoral ward had a larger ...
) and the surrounding district from the 1930s to the 1960s.
History
Towyn, Aberdovey and District Electricity Company Limited built a combined
oil engine and
water-turbine electricity generating plant at Happy Valley Towyn.
Upon the
nationalisation
Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to pri ...
of the British electricity supply industry in 1948 the Towyn power station was vested in the
British Electricity Authority
The British Electricity Authority (BEA) was established as the central British electricity authority in 1948 under the nationalisation of Great Britain's electricity supply industry enacted by the Electricity Act 1947. The BEA was responsible for ...
.
The power station was decommissioned in the 1960s.
Power station owners
The owners of the power station over its operational life were: Towyn, Aberdovey and District Electricity Company Limited (until 1948),
British Electricity Authority
The British Electricity Authority (BEA) was established as the central British electricity authority in 1948 under the nationalisation of Great Britain's electricity supply industry enacted by the Electricity Act 1947. The BEA was responsible for ...
(1948–55),
Central Electricity Authority (1955–57),
Central Electricity Generating Board
The Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) was responsible for electricity generation, transmission and bulk sales in England and Wales from 1958 until privatisation of the electricity industry in the 1990s.
It was established on 1 Januar ...
(from 1958).
Plant and equipment
The plant at Towyn power station comprised:
* 5 × 183 kW oil engine sets, total capacity of 916 kW
* 1 × 34 kW water turbine set
The total generating capacity was 950 kW, the generating sets operated at 380, 400 and 420 V.
* In December 1951 a 400 kW
English Electric
N.º UIC: 9094 110 1449-3 (Takargo Rail)
The English Electric Company Limited (EE) was a British industrial manufacturer formed after the Armistice of 11 November 1918, armistice of World War I by amalgamating five businesses which, during th ...
diesel engine set was transferred from Aberystwyth power station.
Operations
The operating conditions and electricity output of Towyn power station were:
See also
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Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry
This timeline outlines the key developments in the United Kingdom electricity industry from the start of electricity supplies in the 1870s to the present day. It identifies significant developments in technology for the generation, transmission and ...
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List of power stations in Wales
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Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom
, hydroelectric power stations in the United Kingdom accounted for 1.87GW of installed electrical generating capacity, being 2.2% of the UK's total generating capacity and 4.2% of UK's renewable energy generating capacity. This includes four co ...
References
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Hydroelectric power stations in Wales
Tywyn