Loch Turret Water Treatment Works Energy Upgrades
Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, UK · Ongoing (Expected duration 18 months, event date 2024-2026) · £7.2 million
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe project aims to enhance the resiliency of the water treatment works and ensure continued clean water supply. - Focus on energy efficiency and modernization of aging infrastructure. - The upgrade includes both electrical and mechanical components to improve overall plant performance.
Key engineering challenges
Upgrading the energy network at a high-altitude water treatment works (highest in Scotland). - Replacing existing hydroelectric turbines and control equipment to improve efficiency and resilience. - Ensuring continued clean water supply during the upgrade works. - Integrating new high-voltage substation into existing infrastructure.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Scottish Water
- Lead contractor
- WGM Engineering
- Lead designers
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- Project type
- upgrade | refurbishment
- Scale
- Supplies 70,000 residents; new high-voltage substation; replacement of existing hydroelectric turbines with modern equivalents; new control equipment.
- Disciplines
- electrical; mechanical; civil; hydraulic
- Standards & frameworks
- Adherence to relevant Scottish water and electrical engineering standards.
Sources: "Loch Turret energy upgrades deliver continued clean water for 70000 residents", Scottish Construction Now, 2025, https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/loch-turret-energy-upgrades-deliver-continued-clean-water-for-70000-residents - "Electrical upgrades at Loch Turret Water Treatment", RSK Group, https://rskgroup.com/projects/electrical-upgrades-loch-turret-water-treatment/ - "Loch Turret Water Treatment Works upgrade", Scottish Water, 2024, https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/In-Your-Area/Investments-in-Your-Area/300724-Loch-Turret-power-house - "Turret WTW", WaterProjectsOnline, 2010, https://waterprojectsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/case_studies/2010/Turret-WTW-2010.pdf (for historical context of WTW)