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Hydro Tasmania opened its doors to the public, giving hundreds of Tasmanians the chance to go behind the scenes at the iconic Trevallyn Dam in Launceston for the first time.

Nestled in the misty heights of Tasmania’s Central Highlands lies the Tarraleah Power Station: an art-deco masterpiece born in the 1930s. Its six mighty Pelton turbines quietly pulse clean energy into Tasmania’s grid as part of the Derwent hydropower scheme. It's delivered decades of service to Tasmania and is poised for a new future.

The pace and scale of change in Australia’s electricity market is surprising even the seasoned industry pundits. Coal is retiring faster than expected, solar generation (at domestic and utility scale) is rapidly growing and wind farm builds are accelerating. So what does all of that mean for Australia's energy future?

Tasmania’s long history of hydropower will underpin our future. The Tarraleah hydropower scheme is a shining example of how our pioneering efforts have set us up beautifully to support today’s transitioning energy market.

A front page report in today’s Mercury newspaper claiming that Hydro Tasmania has been “forced to fire up the Tamar Valley Power Station (TVPS)” is completely incorrect.

Hydro Tasmania has announced the worthy recipients of the latest round of Community and Innovation Grants, providing over $50,000 in funding support in 2021.

Dr Carolyn Maxwell is our Climate and Water Strategy Specialist. An unassuming powerhouse behind the successful rehabilitation of the sensitive Lagoon of Islands site in the Central Highlands, Carolyn is a quiet changemaker working hard to shape a bright future for Tasmania.

Tasmania has taken another step towards doubling its clean energy and securing the lowest possible power prices.

Hydro Tasmania will undertake work in early 2016 to replace three large dewatering valves built into Trevallyn Dam.