Drax granted approval for £500m pumped storage hydro plant

The Scottish Government has given the green light to Drax Group’s plans to construct an underground pumped storage hydro plant at its Cruachan facility

‘Hollow Mountain’: Drax submits plans to expand pumped storage hydropower station

The power station will be located inside Ben Cruachan – Argyll’s highest mountain – and become the first newly-constructed plant of its kind in more than 40 years