Golden Falls Dam

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Golden Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station.

Commissioned 1938
Capacity: 4MW

Each of the ESB Liffey Hydro Stations - Poulaphouca, Golden Falls and Leixlip - are located at a point on the Liffey river where natural falls provided suitable sites for developing hydro power plants. After passing through Poulaphouca and then Golden Falls, the river flows 56 km through County Kildare to Leixlip.

Commissioned in 1938, these stations have a combined capacity of 38 MW. Poulaphoucha is the largest complex, with two 15 MW generators and there is one 4 MW generator each at Golden Falls and Leixlip. This group of three stations also forms part of the Turlough Hill Stations group.

The ESB Liffey stations have an Environmental Management System that is accredited to the Environmental Management Standard ISO14001. These make sure that the stations operate to the highest possible environmental standards and that all our activities are regulated and audited on a regular basis.

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