SSE hydro power stations have not been able to produce as much energy recently due to the dry spell.

As parts of Scotland face the driest spring in more than 60 years, hydro generation dropped by about 40 per cent in the three months to June, compared with the same period a year ago.

SSE operates the largest fleet of hydro-electric power assets across eight hydro schemes in Scotland with an installed capacity of 1.5GW.

It is also currently developing two new pumped hydro storage projects to deliver the large-scale, long-duration electricity storage, including the 30GWh Coire Glas project in the Scottish Highlands, which could be Britain’s biggest pumped hydro storage scheme in 40 years and plans to convert the 152.5MW Sloy Power Station, Britain’s largest conventional hydro power plant in central Scotland, into a new 25GWh pumped hydro storage facility.

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