Tongland Hydro

Tongland, on the Dee just north of Kirkcudbright, is the largest power station in the Galloway Hydro Electric Power Scheme, producing 33 megawatts. (MW) . It was built in 1935 in the Art Deco style. The turbine hall, houses three 11 MW horizontal-running turbines. Drawing water from Tongland Loch and Loch Ken, power is generated at 11,500V and then stepped up to the 132,000V of the national grid by transformers in a compound behind the photographer.

The power station is now operated by Scottish Power remotely from a control centre at Glenlee Power Station.

A series of old photographs of the site and its construction can be found here.