Cardiff River Taff hydroelectric scheme to open

A £2.6m project which uses the power of the River Taff in Cardiff to generate electricity is set to open.

The Radyr Weir hydro scheme uses the current to rotate two turbines and it is estimated it will generate enough electricity to power 550 homes.

When the system starts running on Tuesday, the section of the Taff Trail which was closed to allow work to happen will reopen.

Its design still allows migratory fish to swim upriver and spawn.

Ramesh Patel, Cardiff council’s cabinet member for transport, planning and sustainability, said: “It gives me an enormous amount of pleasure and indeed pride to open this scheme which is a permanent reminder of the council’s commitment to generate and invest in clean, locally-generated energy.”

(BBC NEWS)