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The eel deal

Eels are amazing creatures, instinctively swimming up rivers to mature. That gets complicated when they get confronted with the wall of a hydro dam that’s about 30 metres high. But our aquatic scientists have come up with a novel solution.

Hydro Tasmania to restart combined cycle gas turbine

Hydro Tasmania today announced it has made a commercial decision to restart the combined cycle gas turbine at the Tamar Valley Power Station in the New Year. Hydro Tasmania has always operated the CCGT optimally within our portfolio, and restarting it in early 2016 makes good commercial sense, given the low inflows to our storages in the last few months.

Major milestone for upgrade works on iconic Tassie hydro scheme

Hydro Tasmania has marked a major milestone on upgrades to the Tarraleah hydropower scheme, with the intake tower excavation now complete. Almost a quarter of a million cubic metres of rock and soil were removed to create the deep excavation where the new concrete tower will be constructed.

Shining a light on grassroots efforts

Applications are now open for the second annual round of Hydro Tasmania’s Community Grant Program.

Project Update – April 2025

We partnered with Workskills Tasmania to provide a group of young people from the Derwent Valley and beyond the opportunity to get hands-on experience in the construction industry. Together we flew drones, dug trenches for sediment curtains and helped install the finishing touches to the accommodation pods. It’s great to be giving local kids the opportunity to see what careers can happen in their own back yards!

Energising the future workforce

An inspiring event that gives female students a first-hand look at the possibilities of an exciting career in renewable energy has taken place at locations across northern Tasmania

Revisiting Hydro’s history and heritage

It's been 37 years since plans for the Lower Gordon power scheme were abandoned after one of the most divisive environmental campaigns in Tasmania's history. From those controversial times came a deepened commitment by Hydro to environmental planning, revegetation and site restoration.

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Species considered extinct found alive and well at Lake Burbury

A little-known species of burrowing crayfish thought to be extinct has been found alive and well, as part of a Hydro Tasmania environmental survey.