'Hollow Mountain': Drax announces £80m upgrade for pumped hydro power station

James Murray
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'Hollow Mountain': Drax announces £80m upgrade for pumped hydro power station

Major reburbishment of Scottish power station expected to increase plant’s capacity by 10 per cent

Drax has today announced plans to invest up to £80m in a major refurbishment of its 'Hollow Mountain' Cruachan pumped storage hydro power station in Scotland, which will increase its capacity by almost...

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