Drax Invests £80 Million to Upgrade Cruachan Hydropower Flexibility
Drax Group is progressing an £80 million upgrade and refurbishment at its Cruachan pumped-storage hydro station in Scotland to strengthen flexible generation in its wider UK portfolio. The works include refurbishing two generating units and replacing all four main inlet water valves, aiming to boost capacity and renew infrastructure at the 1965 plant.