Breadalbane hydro scheme

The Breadalbane scheme is set in the mountainous region around Loch Lyon, Loch Tay and Loch Earn in Perthshire.

Power stations

Power stations	Capacity (MW)	Gross head (metres)	Average annual output (million units)	Year completed
Lubreoch	4	30	16	1958
Cashlie	11	142	26	1959
Lochay	45	180	175	1958
Finlarig	16.5	415	76	1955
Lednock	3	91	4	1961
St Fillans	16.8	253	75	1957
Dalchonzie	4	29	15	1958

Major dams

Major dam	Type	Length	Height	Completed
Lawers	Massive buttress	344	42	1956
Breaclaich	Rock fill with concrete facing	433	27	1960
Lednock	Diamond-headed buttress	290	40	1957
Lubreoch	Massive buttress	530	39	1958
Giorra	Massive buttress	463	35	1959

If you're interested in our hydro heritage, visit Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre, located beside our Pitlochry Power Station in Perthshire, Scotland.

The visitor centre showcases the rich history of hydro electricity in the north of Scotland and how it transformed all our lives. On display are a number of fascinating artefacts that show how generations of homes have been transformed by electrical appliances.

Visitors will meet the visionaries, such as Tom Johnston, who saw the untapped potential of hydro power in Scotland as well as hear the stories of the Hydro Boys and Tunnel Tigers who lived – and sadly in some cases died – building the schemes.

Pitlochry’s ‘fish ladder’ was integral to the design for the hydro electricity scheme in the early 1950’s. Thousands visit the Dam to see the salmon swim to their breeding grounds up river and now everyone can learn the secrets of that incredible journey.