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9 May 2013

Hydro Tasmania part of Heritage Festival again

Hydro Tasmania is again taking part in the National Trust 2013 Tasmanian Heritage Festival. 
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30 April 2013

Lagoon of Islands dam decommissioning a first
Hydro Tasmania today announced work to decommission the dam at Lagoon of Islands in Tasmania’s central highlands and rehabilitate the site to a natural state is nearing completion.
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26 April 2013

Start of Hydro Tasmania cloud seeding program
Hydro Tasmania will begin its 2013 cloud seeding season on April 28. The season will run through to the end of October.
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23 April 2013

Musselroe Wind Farm powers up
The first turbines at the Musselroe Wind Farm are now turning and generating energy into the Tasmanian electricity grid.
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10 April 2013

Increase for Bass Strait Islands’ electricity tariffs
The price of electricity for customers on King and Flinders Islands will increase by 6.78 per cent from 15 April. The price rise includes two components: an increase linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and a component related to the introduction of a price on carbon.
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9 April 2013

Strategic agreement signed with Chinese energy company
Hydro Tasmania and leading Chinese energy company Shenhua today signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing.
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6 April 2013

Hydro Tasmania supports Tasmania’s young achievers
Hydro Tasmania has congratulated all winners in the Southern Cross Young Achiever Awards announced in Hobart last night (6/4/13).
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19 March 2013

The next step in King Island’s renewable energy journey
The first sod was turned this week for what will soon become home to Australia’s largest battery.
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5 February 2013

Musselroe Wind Farm equity and financing deal finalised
The partnership between Hydro Tasmania and leading Chinese renewable energy business Shenhua Clean Energy Holdings Pty Ltd (SCE) was extended today to include the $394 million Musselroe Wind Farm, currently being constructed in north-east Tasmania.
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17 January 2013

Major milestones this week for Musselroe Wind Farm
Two key milestones for the Musselroe Wind Farm were reached this week, with the arrival of the final international shipment of components for turbines, and erection of the first fully complete wind turbine on site.
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