A collaborative partnership with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Galloway Fisheries Trust has enabled Drax, Galloway Hydro Scheme’s operator, to increase flows in the river and alter the frequency, duration and volume of ‘freshets’ (which mimic natural rainfall events) to help fish move up the river and migrate towards their spawning grounds.

Commissioned in 1935, the Galloway Hydro Scheme was the first large scale, integrated hydroelectric complex to be built in Britain. Dams, while an integral part of hydropower generation, can have a significant impact on the health of rivers and fish passage. READ MORE