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Milestone for SSE's Coire Glas as exploratory tunnel now complete

Completion of 1.2km tunnel marks a new milestone for the Coire Glas hydroelectric project

An exploratory tunnel was completed at Coire Glas that will allow the project team to gather accurate information on the geological conditions to inform the detailed design for the main works for the planned hydroelectric plant. Credit: SSE

An exploratory tunnel was completed at Coire Glas that will allow the project team to gather accurate information on the geological conditions to inform the detailed design for the main works for the planned hydroelectric plant. Credit: SSE

Exploratory tunnelling by STRABAG UK at Loch Lochy in the Great Glen, Scotland, at the site of what would be the UK's first large-scale pumped storage scheme to be developed in 40 years, is now complete....

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