Project Title: Sloy Client: Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) Project Value: £4.3M Award Date: 28th April 2016 Project Commenced: May 2017 Project Completed: March 2020 Sloy Power station was constructed 68 years ago, in 1949. Integral to the safe operation of the plant are four Main Inlet Valves (MIV’s) which isolate water supply to the turbines. RSE were awarded the contract to replace these valves in Spring 2016. SLOY MIV REPLACEMENT 25.05.48 - Showing 4 pipe lines entering Power House Each valve is 2.1m in diameter and is embedded in concrete within the Power Station building which houses four 40Mw generators. The new MIV’s are being custom built by eTec, a UK specialist valve manufacturer, based in Yorkshire. In order to replace the existing valve, the MIV had to be e

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