Prime Minister Scott Morrison has inspected one of the most promising options for pumped hydro development on Tasmania’s West Coast.

Boat operators and other recreational users of Lake Barrington are advised the boat ramps and pontoon at West Kentish Park will be closed from today until Wednesday 10 October 2018.

Hydro Tasmania notes the announcement made by Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT), owners of the Basslink interconnector through Basslink Pty Ltd, in relation to a dispute over the 2015 interconnection outage.

The sheer power of water will be on display this weekend in Launceston at two major Hydro Tasmania events.

Tasmania’s hydropower assets can support the national grid and lower energy prices, says Hydro Tasmania CEO Steve Davy in The Australian. New Energy Minister Angus Taylor has been given the substantial job of reducing energy prices, and he has Tasmania on side through the Battery of the Nation initiative, which aims to do just that.

The sheer power of water will be on display during a big weekend in Launceston in mid-September.

Hydro Tasmania strongly supports the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) and, along with the State Government and the Energy Industry more broadly, want to see it progress.

Hydro Tasmania is one of thirty-seven prominent businesses to officially sign on to a new charter for renewable energy developments at the Australian Clean Energy Summit.

Hydro Tasmania has urged anglers to take care as they hit the water this weekend, for the start of the trout season on Saturday August 4.

Hydro Tasmania is funding seven projects as part of its annual Community Grant Program, to help make Tasmanian communities more safe, connected and empowered.