Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme

Striven
Hydro-Electric Scheme
Striven power station and pipeline
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme is located in Argyll and Bute
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme
Location of Striven
Hydro-Electric Scheme in Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland
LocationArdtaraig, Argyll and Bute
Coordinates56°00′33″N 5°07′11″W / 56.0091°N 5.1197°W / 56.0091; -5.1197
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1951
Owner(s)SSE
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme
Glen Tarsan tributaries
Tributaries
Tributaries
Tributaries
Loch Tarsan
Conduit + intakes
Col Dam, Glen Lean
Aqueduct + intakes
Tarsan Dam
Glentarsan Burn
Garbh Allt Mòr intake
 B836  road
Tunnel and pipeline
Garbh Allt Beag
Balliemore Burn
 B836  road
Riddon pipeline
Striven power station
Tamhnich Burn
Tamhnich Burn intake
Loch Striven

Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small-scale hydro-electric power station, built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and commissioned in 1951. It is located near Ardtaraig on the Cowal Peninsula, part of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is sometimes known as the Cowal Hydro-Electric Scheme. It was originally designed to supply power to the remote communities on the peninsula, but is now connected to the National Grid.