The first community hydro in Scotland, located in the North-east, has been officially handed over to its owners.

Aberdeen Community Energy (ACE) has now taken responsibility for the Donside Hydro from supplier, MannPower Consulting who were managing the site remotely.

Located on the banks of the River Don, in the Tillydrone area of the city, the hydro has been hitting production targets for more than four months.

Sinclair Laing, ACE’s founder and chairman, said: “While there’s still some work to achieve the landscaping, recreational and educational objectives of the project, this is one of the final milestones with the hydro itself.

“We are ecstatic to say the least to see all our hard work over the past few years finally pay off; we’re very proud custodians of this important community-owned asset.

“We’d like to thank the people from Aberdeen, Scotland and throughout the UK who have showed faith in us by investing financially in our project.

“We are very close to being fully funded but there are still some Bonds left to take advantage of, offering a 4% fixed-rate annual return. Please get in touch with us to find out more if you’d like to be part of our exiting story.”