Towyn power station was a combined oil engine and hydro-electric generating station in Wales. It provided electricity to the towns of Towyn ( Tywyn) and Aberdovey ( Aberdyfi) and the surrounding district from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Towyn, Aberdovey and District Electricity Company Limited built a combined oil engine and water-turbine electricity generating plant at Happy Valley Towyn. [1] Upon the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948 the Towyn power station was vested in the British Electricity Authority. [2] The power station was decommissioned in the 1960s. [3]
The owners of the power station over its operational life were: Towyn, Aberdovey and District Electricity Company Limited (until 1948), British Electricity Authority (1948–55), Central Electricity Authority (1955–57), Central Electricity Generating Board (from 1958). [2]
The plant at Towyn power station comprised: [1]
The total generating capacity was 950 kW, the generating sets operated at 380, 400 and 420 V.
The operating conditions and electricity output of Towyn power station were: [1] [4] [5]
Year | Running hours | Plant capacity kW | Electricity sent out MWh | Load factor per cent | Thermal efficiency per cent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | – | – | 1,291 | 36.4 | – |
1954 | 6948 | 950 | 1,631 | 24.7 | – |
1955 | 5212 | 950 | 1,726 | 34.9 | – |
1956 | 4345 | 950 | 1,262 | 30.6 | – |
1957 | 1661 | 950 | 321 | 20.3 | – |
1958 | 3997 | 900 | 909 | 23.9 | – |
1961 | – | 574 | 119 | 1.5 | 27.72 |
1962 | – | 642 | 139 | 2.8 | 28.54 |
1963 | – | 642 | 521 | 11.9 | 29.19 |
Towyn power station was a combined oil engine and hydro-electric generating station in Wales. It provided electricity to the towns of Towyn ( Tywyn) and Aberdovey ( Aberdyfi) and the surrounding district from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Towyn, Aberdovey and District Electricity Company Limited built a combined oil engine and water-turbine electricity generating plant at Happy Valley Towyn. [1] Upon the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948 the Towyn power station was vested in the British Electricity Authority. [2] The power station was decommissioned in the 1960s. [3]
The owners of the power station over its operational life were: Towyn, Aberdovey and District Electricity Company Limited (until 1948), British Electricity Authority (1948–55), Central Electricity Authority (1955–57), Central Electricity Generating Board (from 1958). [2]
The plant at Towyn power station comprised: [1]
The total generating capacity was 950 kW, the generating sets operated at 380, 400 and 420 V.
The operating conditions and electricity output of Towyn power station were: [1] [4] [5]
Year | Running hours | Plant capacity kW | Electricity sent out MWh | Load factor per cent | Thermal efficiency per cent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | – | – | 1,291 | 36.4 | – |
1954 | 6948 | 950 | 1,631 | 24.7 | – |
1955 | 5212 | 950 | 1,726 | 34.9 | – |
1956 | 4345 | 950 | 1,262 | 30.6 | – |
1957 | 1661 | 950 | 321 | 20.3 | – |
1958 | 3997 | 900 | 909 | 23.9 | – |
1961 | – | 574 | 119 | 1.5 | 27.72 |
1962 | – | 642 | 139 | 2.8 | 28.54 |
1963 | – | 642 | 521 | 11.9 | 29.19 |