Fuel: Water
Capacity: 38 MW
Commissioned: 1943
Technology: Hydro
Each of the Liffey hydro stations - Poulaphouca, Golden Falls and Leixlip - are located at a point on the Liffey river where natural falls provide suitable sites for developing hydro power plants.
After passing through Poulaphouca 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. Poulaphoucha is the largest complex, with two 15 MW generators and there is one 4 MW generator each at Golden Falls and Leixlip.
This group of three stations also forms part of the Turlough Hill Stations group.