Key Words :- power station

Address :- Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd
Grid Ref :- SH 6793 4442
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.980802 , Long -3.968576
Local Authority :- Gwynedd Council
Pre 1974 County :- Merioneth
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection

Description and History of Site:-
Gwyn and Williams (1996): 'The elder sister of the Dinorwig scheme (qv); the Ffestiniog power station makes use of four turbines capable of producing 90MW of electricity in under 60 seconds. The upper lake, Llyn Stwlan, holds 2,000,000m3 of water.'

Further Reading and References:-
Sivewright, W J [ed]. 'Civil Engineering Heritage - Wales and Western England'. Institution of Civil Engineers, 1986
Gwyn, David and Williams, Merfyn. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of North West Wales'. Association for Industrial Archaeology, 1996

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