Shannon hydroelectric scheme
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The Shannon hydroelectric scheme is a major early 20th-century Irish engineering project that harnesses the River Shannon to generate electricity and played a key role in the country’s industrial development.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power scheme
ⓘ
infrastructure project ⓘ |
| affects | navigation on the River Shannon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish national grid
ⓘ
rural electrification in Ireland ⓘ |
| category | hydroelectric power stations in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| client | Irish Free State government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1925–1929 ⓘ |
| controversy | high initial cost relative to Irish economy of the 1920s ⓘ |
| cost | approximately £5 million (1920s) ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Thomas McLaughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Siemens-Schuckertwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ardnacrusha dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parteen Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ headrace canal ⓘ navigation locks ⓘ tailrace canal ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a landmark of Irish engineering ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent hydroelectric projects in Ireland ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 86 megawatts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Clare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPowerStation | Ardnacrusha power station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | ESB Generation and Trading NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| operator |
ESB
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electricity Supply Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakContribution | supplied majority of Ireland’s electricity on commissioning ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Irish Free State modernization program ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
national electrification ⓘ |
| region | Mid-West Region of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | flow of the River Shannon ⓘ |
| significance |
first large-scale national hydroelectric project in Ireland
ⓘ
formed the backbone of early Irish national grid ⓘ key driver of Irish industrial development in the 20th century ⓘ |
| startDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technology | Francis turbines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | run-of-river hydroelectric generation ⓘ |
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