Thanks for your question. The new Cethana power station will be located deep underground on the western side of Lake Cethana. The map below shows the infrastructure proposed to be built, where the existing station is and where the new underground station is proposed to be built.

During construction, access to the western shore of the lake would be temporarily restricted (to manage public safety).

Once the project in operation, there’s no change to lake access, noting that there will be an exclusion zone around the new intake (to be constructed on the western shore and shown on the map below).

Also important to be aware that once the pumped hydro scheme is operation, the rate of change of the water level in Lake Cethana is expected to be greater than currently experienced. The upper and lower limits of the lake’s operating range will not change from what they are now.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

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