SCOTLAND is set to enter a new era of hydro power after an influential report revealed untapped potential for more than 1,000 new schemes across the country, The Scotsman can reveal.
The study, commissioned by the Scottish Government, reveals enough extra hydro potential to power a quarter of the nation's homes.
It shows there are still 657 megawatts of financially viable hydro electricity schemes to exploit, which would power about 600,000 homes.
This is about half as much as the 1,379 megawatts of installed hydro capacity that already exists in Scotland.
The Scottish Government, which aims to provide 50 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2050 and has rejected the use of nuclear power, said hydro would play a crucial part in meeting the target. |
