Protesters voice fears over waterfall electricity project in north Wales
Protesters voice fears over waterfall electricity project in north Wales
Plan for Rhaeadr y Cwm receives 1,000 objections, with many worried about impact on habitats and natural beauty
It is considered one of the most majestic waterfalls in north Wales, a mist-shrouded torrent that has inspired storytellers and artists for centuries.
But a fierce row has broken out over a scheme to harness the force of Rhaeadr y Cwm to generate electricity, with one of Wales’s foremost naturalists, Iolo Williams, the latest to step into a growing row over the project.
Williams, also a popular broadcaster, has added his voice to 1,000 protesters who have expressed fears that if the scheme goes ahead it will damage one of the most wonderful sights in Eryri (Snowdonia) and harm an important habitat for precious ferns and mosses.
That does seem kind of crazy, Wales is surrounded by the sea on 3 sides, it's also very hilly and therefore very windy, why they would be looking at a small waterfall for energy and not more turbines in the sea or using wind!
Don't worry. The AI powered by the ex-waterfall can create an image of what it used to look like.