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Tasmania is famous for its stunning landscapes, pristine wilderness and unique wildlife. But there's more to our island paradise than meets the eye. Hidden beneath its breath-taking scenery lies a powerful superpower – hydroelectricity.

The iconic Tarraleah hydro scheme in Tasmania’s central highlands has been powering the state for more than 85 years. It’s an integral part of our system and needs replacing in the next 10 to 15 years. This is an opportunity to reimagine the scheme to deliver more energy and improve operational flexibility to meet Tasmania’s future energy needs and suit a changing electricity market.

Mark 26 June for something very special happening in Sheffield, when Hydro Tasmania and TasNetworks partner with the award-winning Big hArt for a one-of-a-kind event.

Lake Rosebery will reopen from 6pm Friday 7 March after eight weeks of response efforts following an oil spill in the Henry Bay area. Booms will remain in place around a very small section of Henry Bay but the boat ramp is now open to the public.

Hydro Tasmania today (Friday) published its 2024-25 Annual Report, outlining significant benefits to the State and prudent water management in the face of extended drought conditions.

Hydro Tasmania has completed a $16million upgrade of the spillway gates at Meadowbank Dam in the Central Highlands.

Members of the public saw first-hand how clean energy is generated when they went behind the scenes at the Cethana Power Station Open Day.

A move to protect the short-finned eel has been achieved with the installation of an eel bypass in Launceston's Trevallyn Dam. This will allow the downstream migration of this remarkable migratory species that travels from the Tamar Estuary to spawn in the Coral Sea near New Caledonia.

Year 9 and 10 students participate in hands-on engineering and technology challenges at Hydro Tasmania’s Cambridge Workshop as part of its Girls in Power program.