Cwm Dyli hydro-electric power station | |
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Location | Cwm Dyli, Wales |
Coordinates | 53°03′57″N 4°00′41″W / 53.0659°N 4.0115°W |
Opening date | 1905 |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Llyn Llydaw |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 9.8 MW |
Cwm Dyli is the location of a hydro-electric power station on the southern flank of the Snowdon range in North Wales. At the time it was built, it was the largest hydro-electric power station in the United Kingdom. It is Britain's oldest power station, and is believed to be one of the oldest Grid-connected hydro-electric stations in the world.