A few hydro plants are built on the river:
A hydro plant built into the base of the dam provided the village and the wool center with all the electricity they needed.
In 1986, the hydro plant was placed in service, generating enough power to supply 20-25 area homes.
He wanted the hydro plant to show his children that electricity does not just flow from a wall switch.
The dam and the hydro plant were built between 1965 and 1972.
The commission constructed and opened its first hydro plant at Tantallon the following year.
Fish are an issue with hydro plants, too.
I went over to Dos'tovar and looked at their hydro plant, which they'd had for years.
The hydro plant is now closed down, and the stairs are open to the public.
By 2007, the city's hydro electric plants supplied over 70% of the city's electricity.
