The Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Scheme is a

hydroelectric 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 and ...

scheme in the Breadalbane area of

Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

. It comprises seven power stations which generate 120MW of power from the dams around

Loch Lyon Loch Lyon (Scottish Gaelic, ''Loch Lìobhann'')Loch Lìobhann/Loch Lyon

Loch Earn Loch Earn (Scottish Gaelic language, Scottish Gaelic, ''Loch Eire/Loch Éireann'') is a freshwater loch in the southern Scottish Highlands, highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling (council area), Stirling. Th ...

and

Loch Tay Loch Tay ( gd, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas. It is the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, and the sixth largest loch in Scotland. The ...

History

Dalhonzie power station outfow, power station in the background - geograph

Construction began in 1951. The Lawers Dam section began generating in 1956. The dam measures long and in height. Water descends a

vertical distance Vertical position or vertical location, also known as vertical level or simply level, is a position (mathematics), position along a vertical direction above or below a given vertical datum (reference level). Vertical distance or vertical separatio ...

of , the highest drop of any scheme in Scotland. Further facilities were added at Killin and Stronuich. The construction was completed in 1961.

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