The River Liffey Scheme is made up of three separate power stations:

Each of the Liffey hydro stations are located at a point on the Liffey river where natural falls provide suitable sites for developing hydro power plants.  

A selection of construction photos taken between 1938 and 1940 can be viewed here.

Current hydrometric information on the Scheme is available here.

After passing through Poulaphuca and then Golden Falls, the river flows 56km through County Kildare to Leixlip. Commissioned in 1938, these stations have a combined capacity of 38 MW. Poulaphuca is the largest complex, with two 15 MW generators and there is one 4 MW generator each at Golden Falls and Leixlip.

These three stations also form part of the Turlough Hill Stations group.

Click the image to the left for more information relating to the operation of the Liffey Scheme.