How much did Dinorwig Power Station cost to build?
Dinorwig Power Station is the 1,728 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric station inside Elidir Fawr in Snowdonia, Wales, known as the Electric Mountain, with six reversible Francis pump-turbine units of 288 MW, built from 1974 for the Central Electricity Generating Board and inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in 1984. English Wikipedia says the project, begun in 1974 and taking ten years to complete, cost 425 million pounds, citing a 1991 National Grid publication.
Reported project cost
拢425 million
Approximately $565.3 million
Cost basis: 1984
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1984
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- PowerNS Energy
- 1,728 MW
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