The planned works are set to take three years to complete.
Drax Group's Cruachan Power Station, also known as the "Hollow Mountain," has a capacity of 440 megawatts.The Cruachan Power Station has a capacity of 440 megawatts.A hydroelectric pumped storage facility housed in a hollowed-out Scottish mountain is to benefit from a £1 million upgrade to improve its efficiency.Cruachan Power Station, also known as the "Hollow Mountain," has a capacity of 440 megawatts and is able to provide power to over 90,000 homes.
"The existing control systems have served the power station well, but due to evolving technology have become obsolete and inefficient to support," ITI said in its own announcement, which was also issued on Monday. "The stored water is then released back through the turbines to generate power quickly and reliably when demand increases," the business adds. The site can produce power in under a minute when required.
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