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Contract awarded for hydro schemes

Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced the first contract has been awarded for developing small-scale hydro schemes on the national forest estate in the north-west Highlands.

Green Highland Renewables Limited will carry out the projects, which cover Inverness-shire, Ross & Skye, Lochaber and the northern Highlands. It is the first of three lots that are open for small-scale hydro development.