Dinorwig Power Station
| Dinorwig Power Station | |
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Part of the power station as seen on the exterior of Elidir Fawr. | |
Dinorwig Power Station Location of Dinorwig Power Station in Wales | |
| Official name | Gorsaf Bŵer Dinorwig |
| Location | Dinorwig, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°07′07″N 04°06′50″W / 53.11861°N 4.11389°W |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Construction cost | £425 million |
| Owner | First Hydro Company (a division of Engie) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Upper: Marchlyn Mawr Lower: Llyn Peris |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1984 |
| Turbines | 6 × 300 MW (400,000 hp) |
| Installed capacity | 1,800 MW (2,400,000 hp) |
| Website www | |
The Dinorwig Power Station (Welsh: Gorsaf Bŵer Dinorwig, pronounced [dɪˈnɔrwɪɡ]), known locally as Electric Mountain, or Mynydd Gwefru, is a pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme, near Dinorwig, Llanberis in Snowdonia national park in Gwynedd, north Wales. The scheme can supply a maximum power of 1,728 MW and has a storage capacity of around 9.1 GWh (33 TJ).