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Media releases

30 July 2020
One step closer to unlocking Tasmania’s renewable energy potential

The prioritisation of the proposed new 1500MW Marinus Link interconnector in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s 2020 Integrated System Plan has been welcomed by Hydro Tasmania as a major step forward.

28 July 2020
An Australian first on World Nature Conservation 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.

11 June 2020
New automated water alerts to save farmers thousands of dollars

River users and landowners in the Derwent Valley can now automatically be kept informed on changing water levels, potentially saving them many thousands of dollars, thanks to innovative technology from Hydro Tasmania.

4 June 2020
Helping the helpers

Hydro Tasmania has worked with No Frills Foodmarket to donate over $3,000 in groceries to feed Tasmania's homeless and most vulnerable.

1 June 2020
Powering support for Tasmania’s most vulnerable

The impacts of the coronavirus hit hardest where people are most vulnerable, which is why Hydro Tasmania is increasing its support for long-standing community partner, Colony 47, with an additional $20,000 for a range of programs.

25 May 2020
A time for Hydro Tasmania to help

Every year, up to $5,000 is awarded to volunteer, community and not-for-profit groups through Hydro Tasmania's Community Grant Program, and now there is also up to $10,000 for organisations directly involved in helping Tasmanians through the social and economic effects of COVID-19.

19 May 2020
Hydropower fuelling the new hydrogen industry

Clean energy gives Tasmania the edge in the emerging global hydrogen industry, as the State Government calls for expressions of interest from investors.

13 May 2020
A plan to make Tasmania a world leader in renewable energy

Hydro Tasmania welcomes the release of the State Government’s Draft Tasmanian Renewable Energy Action Plan, which charts a course to a world-leading Tasmanian renewable energy industry by building on our existing strengths.

28 April 2020
United for all Tasmanians

We are living through unprecedented times, but Tasmanians can rest assured Aurora Energy, Hydro Tasmania, TasNetworks and TasWater are doing what we can to support our community through this tough period.

23 April 2020
Looking to Tasmania's future even during difficult times

Hydro Tasmania continues to look to the state’s future with Battery of the Nation, with both on-the-ground pumped hydro work and new white paper analyses demonstrating how this project can be a part of Tasmania’s economic recovery in the short and long term.