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The spark coming from our water

News Focus: It had fallen out of favour� but, as drilling work for a new hydro plant comes to an end, Carolyn Churchill looks at the benefits for powering the nation.

It is the biggest ongoing civil engineering project in Scotland - one which, upon completion, will provide enough electricity to power every home in a city the size of Glasgow.