Timeline

January 2006
Start of Site Works
Planning for the Glendoe project began as far back as October 2001. The
first formal construction work at the site occurred over four years later, in January 2006.

September 2006
Start of Power Tunnel TBM
The main Power Tunnel connects the reservoir to the Power Station,
before eventually carrying on to Loch Ness. Preparation for the construction of this giant passageway, including blasting and drilling, began in Autumn 2006.

January 2007
Completion of Main Access Tunnel
The Main Access Tunnel, which provides admission to the Power Station,
is due to be finished within the first month of 2007.

January 2008
Completion of Power Tunnel
Having taken its first tentative cuts at the first rock face in late September 2006, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) is scheduled to complete its endeavours in the Power Tunnel many months later, with the entire tunnel planned to be finished well over one year later, at the beginning of 2008.

June 2008
Completion of Tailrace Outfall
By early summer of the same year, the outfall from the 2km tailrace
tunnel (which manoeuvred the TBM towards the creation of the main Power Tunnel, beyond the Power Station) will be accomplished.

August 2008
Completion of Dam
The long and low 905 metre-long dam on the River Tarff is scheduled to
be finished in late summer 2008.

November 2008
Completion of Cavern and Plant Installation
The underground cavern, complete with the Power Station turbine and
generator, will be concluded and ready for action by the time winter
draws in at the tail end of 2008.

March 2009
Start Generating
In early spring of the following year, the Glendoe project is expected
to start creating its first power.

November 2009
Completion of Landscaping and Reinstatement
By the end of 2009, the project will be complete, including landscaping
and final reinstatement work.