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Carnoch Hydro Scheme
01/10/2007
Ministers have approved a 1.5 megawatt hydro electric station at Carnoch, capable of powering around 1,000 homes.
The development is upstream of Loch Sunart, approximately 30 km to the south-west of Fort William and 3.5 km east of Strontian.
The scheme comprises two water intakes on the Allt an Fhaing and the Allt Duibhleac Riabhach and a powerhouse located south of the River Carnoch. A bridge over the Allt an Fhaing will replace the current ford.
RWE Npower plc applied in October 2005 for consent to construct and operate a run of river hydro electric station at Carnoch, near Strontian.