RWE npower renewables has started to construct the £2.5 million Selset Hydroelectric Project. The hydroelectric station is being built at Selset Reservoir, 14 kilometres north west of Barnard Castle in a partnership between RWE npower renewables and Northumbrian Water.
Tim James Project Manager at RWE npower renewables said:
“I am delighted that construction has started at Selset."
“The work should take around 12 months to complete and when operational - in early 2011 - it will generate up to 750 kilowatts of electricity. That’s enough to meet the average annual needs of about 1,000 homes.”
Northumbrian Water’s Project Manager, Andy Downer, said that during construction members of the public would still be able to access both the reservoir and the dam wall.
The work includes constructing a new access road to the foot of the dam. The power house for the station will be contained in a small building - approximately the size of a double garage - which will house the turbine and generator.
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