This is just a brief post this week. I’ve spent the past four days enjoying “time out” with my three cousins who came to stay with my sister and me. It was quality time to appreciate some of the landscapes we are fighting to protect.
One of our days was spent visiting Llyn Brianne. We travelled via Tregaron and took the Abergwesyn road, a spectacular roller-coaster mountain route. It was a dry, windy, and overcast day. Hot chocolate and delicious homemade cakes from the burger van (run by a local couple on weekends from March to September/October) significantly brightened the day. We completed our round trip with a drink in The Black Lion in Lampeter.
Although a spectacular sight, Llyn Brianne isn’t a natural feature but a fine example of how this area is already “playing its part” to provide a reliable and significant renewable energy source.
Completed in 1973 (two years ahead of schedule), the planning stages began in the early 1960s. I will hand over to the Rhanirmwyn Community Website to tell the story of the reservoir and how it came about; it is their story to tell.
In 2019, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water tasked Dulas with designing a new control strategy and manufacturing upgrades for the plant's control panels.
The following two images are of information boards at the dam.
The three turbines in the hydroelectric installation provide enough power to power 5,472 homes.
All cabling has been buried.
Llyn Brianne is one of nine Milky Way Class, Dark Sky Discovery sites.
This is Welsh Water’s largest renewable energy generation site. The water from the reservoir is piped to the Lower Lliw Reservoir, contributing to the clean drinking water supply for South Wales.
While fierce opposition was raised to the reservoir's construction, this project represents a renewable energy initiative that blends engineering and nature. It benefits the local area and Wales as a whole, starkly contrasting the turbine and pylon proposals we currently face.
Da iawn Annie - a great trip across our hills & valleys.
I wonder if the Dark Sky Status is endangered by the proposals to install industrial turbines 200m tall?