An open day was held at the Lochy hydro project near Dalmally. The rather damp day did not deter people from coming along and, given that it was perfect hydro weather, it was quite appropriate that waterproofs and wellies were the order of the day.
The event gave people the chance to see all aspects of a hydro power installation and kicked off with a short introduction from hydro sales manager Mathew Crosher on the key points of the scheme.
The Lochy project is a 2MW classic medium-head, high-flow scheme incorporating a large single intake, large-bore pipeline and two dissimilar Gilkes Francis turbines installed in a new purpose-built powerhouse.