To mark the 80th anniversary of the law that brought hydro-electricity to the Scottish Highlands a new biography of Edward ‘Electricity’ MacColl has been published.

Construction work on Pitlochry’s latest visitor attraction is underway with energy company SSE Renewables appointing construction group Story as the main contractor for its new Observation Point at Pitlochry Dam and Power Station.

Situated within the Affric-Beauly Hydro Scheme, about 16 kilometres to the west of Inverness, our Fasnakyle Power Station is celebrating seven decades of delivering renewable energy in the Scottish Highlands today.

Presentation boards detailing plans for a new viewing point at Pitlochry Dam have been installed.

Dusty old Visitor Books can provide a rich source of information and, having recently come across the original Torr Achilty visitors book in our Archive, I’m keen to track down any colleagues who worked at the Station and can fill in some of the gaps that have come to light.

You might be forgiven for thinking that a bird named the Common Scoter didn’t need our help, but you’d sadly be very wrong.

The engineers of tomorrow got a taste for the achievements of their forebears last month when they visited a range of Perthshire engineering sites including SSE's Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre.

The group of 29 pupils learnt about how Pitlochry Dam was built and is operated as well as how the salmon ladder helps the fish navigate their way through the dam.