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Rheidol Power Station

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Location
  
Cwm Rheidol, Wales

Installed capacity
  
56 MW

Catchment area
  
162 km²

Construction began
  
1957

Opening date
  
1964

Annual generation
  
85 GWh

Phone
  
+44 1970 880667

Construction cost
  
10 million GBP

Rheidol Power Station

Creates
  
Nant-y-Moch, Dinas, Cwm Rheidol

Turbines
  
2 × 20 MW, 1 × 13 MW, 3 × 1 MW

Address
  
Cwm Rheido, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3NF, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Devil's Bridge Falls, Tourist Information Centre, National Library of Wales, Gwesty Cymru Hotel & R, Aberystw

Rheidol power station is a 56 MW hydroelectric scheme near Aberystwyth, Wales. It was built between 1957 and 1962 and was officially opened on 3 July 1964. It has been operated by Statkraft since 2008 after it was transferred from E.ON UK as part of a swap for shares.

References

Rheidol Power Station Wikipedia