| Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme | |
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 The Awe barrage controls flow to Inverawe power station | |
  Location of Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme in Argyll and Bute | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Location | Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute |
| Coordinates | 56°23′37″N 5°06′50″W / 56.3937°N 5.1138°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Owner(s) | SSE, Drax Group |
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The Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme was the penultimate scheme developed by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. It centres around Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands. It consists of three power stations, two conventional hydro-electric stations, and the Cruachan power station, the first large pumped storage scheme built by the Board. It was completed in 1965.