Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme

Kilmelfort
Hydro-Electric Scheme
The turbine house for the Kilmelfort scheme
Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme is located in Argyll and Bute
Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme
Location of Kilmelfort
Hydro-Electric Scheme in Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland
LocationKilmelford, Argyll and Bute
Coordinates56°16′24″N 5°29′22″W / 56.2732°N 5.4895°W / 56.2732; -5.4895
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1956
Owner(s)SSE plc
Kilmelfort
Hydro-Electric Scheme
Allt Braglenmore
Loch na Sreinge
Tunnel
Source
Source
Lochan a' Bhailis
Loch Tralaig dam
 A816  road bridge
Loch Cheallair
Oude Dam
River Oude
Tunnel/pipeline junction
Kilmelfort power station
Access bridge
Melfort Bridge
Fearnach Bay, Loch Melfort

Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small-scale hydro-electric power station, built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and commissioned in 1956. It is located near Kilmelford in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was originally designed to supply power to the local communities around Kilmelford, but is now connected to the National Grid.