Glyn Rhonwy is a 99.9MW hydro power project. It is planned in Wales, the UK. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2023 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2025.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 99.9 | – | 99.9 | Permitting | Wales, the UK | Snowdonia Pumped Hydro |
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Description
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The project is being developed and currently owned by Snowdonia Pumped Hydro.
Glyn Rhonwy is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 1.3 million cubic meter. The net head of the project will be 250m. The penstock length will be 100m. The penstock diameter will be 4m. The project cost is expected to be around $243m.
The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 49.9MW nameplate capacity.
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By GlobalDataThe project construction is expected to commence from 2023. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2025.
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