List of power stations in Tasmania

This is a list of active power stations in Tasmania, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1-megawatt (1,300 hp) or more of electricity.

Gas

Thermal gas

These power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Coordinates Max. capacity Turbines Fuel type Ref.
MW hp
Bell Bay 41°8′31″S 146°54′9″E 240 321,845 2 Natural gas

Gas turbine

These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Coordinates Max. capacity Turbines Fuel type Combined cycle Ref.
MW hp
Bell Bay 41°8′31″S 146°54′9″E 135 181,038 3 Natural gas No
Tamar Valley 210 281,615 5 Natural gas Yes

Note that the above three power stations are in fact the same power station listed upon commissioning after conversion to gas and recommissioning after a turbine upgrade. It has been decommissioned since 2009.

Gas (reciprocating)

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Coordinates Max. capacity Engines Fuel type Ref.
MW hp
McRobies Gully, South Hobart 1 1,341 1 Landfill gas
Launceston General Hospital, Launceston 2 2,682 1 Natural gas
Jackson Street, Glenorchy 1.6 2,146 1 Landfill gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station River/Lake Coordinates Max. capacity Turbines Type Ref.
MW hp
Bastyan Pieman River 41°44′5″S 145°31′55″E 79.9 107,148 1 Conventional [1]
Butlers Gorge River Derwent 42°16′1″S 146°15′42″E 12.2 16,360 1 Conventional [2]
Catagunya River Derwent 42°27′8″S 146°35′52″E 48 64,369 2 ROR [3]
Cethana Lake Cethana 41°28′47″S 146°8′1″E 90 120,692 1 Conventional [4]
Cluny River Derwent 42°30′23″S 146°40′52″E 17 22,797 1 Conventional [5]
Devils Gate Lake Barrington 41°21′1″S 146°15′48″E 60 80,461 1 Conventional [6]
Fisher Fisher River 41°40′24″S 146°16′06″E 43.2 57,932 1 Conventional [7]
Gordon Gordon River 42°43′50″S 145°58′35″E 432 579,322 3 Conventional [8]
Huntsman Lake 41°41′30″S 146°37′12″E 1.95 2,615 1 Mini
John Butters King River 42°9′17″S 145°32′3″E 144 193,107 1 Conventional [9]
Lake Echo River Derwent 42°15′13″S 146°37′13″E 32.4 43,449 1 Conventional [10]
Lake Margaret Lake Margaret 41°59′24″S 145°34′48″E 8.40 11,265 1 Conventional [11]
Lemonthyme Lake Parangana 41°36′14″S 146°08′19″E 51 68,392 1 Conventional [12]
Liapootah River Derwent 42°22′35″S 146°30′36″E 87.3 117,071 3 ROR [13]
Mackintosh Pieman River 41°41′56″S 145°38′36″E 79.9 107,148 1 Conventional [14]
Meadowbank River Derwent 42°36′46″S 146°50′39″E 40 53,641 1 ROR [15]
Nieterana River Derwent 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E 2.2 2,950 1 Mini [16]
Paloona Lake Paloona 41°16′59″S 146°14′56″E 28 37,549 1 Conventional [17]
Poatina Great Lake 41°48′42″S 146°55′8″E 300 402,307 6 Conventional [18]
Reece Pieman River 41°43′25″S 145°8′10″E 231.2 310,044 2 Conventional [19]
Repulse River Derwent 42°30′25″S 146°38′45″E 28 37,549 1 Conventional [20]
Rowallan Lake Rowallan 41°43′49″S 146°12′49″E 10.5 14,081 1 Conventional [21]
Tarraleah River Derwent 42°18′5″S 146°27′27″E 90 120,692 6 PSH [22]
Tods Corner Great Lake 41°48′42″S 146°55′08″E 1.7 2,280 1 Mini
Trevallyn Lake Trevallyn/South Esk River 41°25′26″S 147°6′41″E 90 120,692 4 ROR [23]
Tribute Pieman River 41°49′01″S 145°39′02″E 84 112,646 1 Conventional [24]
Tungatinah River Derwent 42°16′26″S 146°27′42″E 125 167,628 5 Conventional [25]
Wayatinah River Derwent 42°25′41″S 146°32′00″E 38.25 51,294 3 ROR [26]
Wilmot Wilmot River 41°28′49″S 146°7′23″E 30.6 41,035 1 Conventional [27]

Wind farms

These wind farm power stations use the power of the wind to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Wind farm Coordinates Max. capacity Turbines Owner Ref.
MW hp
Huxley Hill39°56′42″S 143°53′38″E2.5 3,3535Hydro Tasmania
Musselroe40°46′50″S 148°01′46″E168 225,29256Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings
Woolnorth - Bluff Point40°43′12″S 144°41′54″E65 87,16637Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings
Woolnorth - Studland Bay40°47′12″S 144°43′21″E75 100,57725Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings
Granville Harbour Wind Farm 41°48′ 7″S 145°3′21″E 112 150,194 31 Palisade Investment Partners

See also

References
  1. "Bastyan Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Pieman Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. "Butlers Gorge Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Derwent Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. "Catagunya Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. "Cethana Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. "Cluny Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. "Devils Gate Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. "Fisher Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. "Gordon Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  9. "John Butters Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  10. "Lake Echo Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  11. "Upper Lake Margaret Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2015.
  12. "Lemonthyme Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  13. "Liapootah Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  14. "Mackintosh Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Pieman Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  15. "Meadowbank Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  16. "Nieterana Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Derwent Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  17. "Paloona Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  18. "Poatina Power Station Fact Sheet" (PDF). Our power stations: Great Lake - South Esk. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  19. "Reece Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Pieman Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  20. "Repulse Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  21. "Rowallan Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  22. "Tarraleah Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  23. "Trevallyn Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  24. "Tribute Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  25. "Tungatinah Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  26. "Wayatinah Power Station Fact Sheet: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  27. "Wilmot Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Mersey-Forth Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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