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Media releases

25 July 2019
Hydro Tasmania wins national mental health award

Hydro Tasmania’s proactive approach to workplace mental health has been recognised at the 2019 National Suicide Prevention Australia Conference, with the business taking out the Workplace Life Award for its industry-leading A New Mindset program.

10 July 2019
Battery of the Nation supports future power system resilience

Hydro Tasmania welcomes the release of the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Insights Paper, which confirms the need for further interconnection and pumped hydro energy storage for the future electricity market.

19 June 2019
Tasmania's energy potential takes centre stage at conference

Tasmania’s potential as a renewable energy Battery of the Nation will be a major focus of the first-ever Tasmanian Energy Development Conference in Devonport this week.

27 May 2019
Supporting women in engineering

Hydro Tasmania continues to build its commitment to workplace diversity with the sponsorship of two scholarships to support women in engineering.

16 May 2019
Hydro Tasmania supporting Queensland firies' fast water training

Hydro Tasmania is providing a series of water releases to support a group of officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.

2 May 2019
Discover more about Tasmania's clean, affordable energy future at Agfest

Representatives from Hydro Tasmania and TasNetworks will be on hand at Agfest to give those attending a chance to find out more about Battery of the Nation and what it could mean for the State and the rest of Australia.

13 April 2019
Waddamana upgrades to support community recovery following bushfires

Upgrades to the Waddamana Power Station heritage site unveiled today.

13 March 2019
Pumped to announce three most promising sites

Hydro Tasmania has revealed the three sites selected for further investigation into their pumped hydro potential.

1 March 2019
A little Momentum for Tasmanian jobs

Hydro Tasmania’s Victorian-based retail business Momentum Energy will relocate the bulk of its customer operations jobs from Melbourne to Hobart over the next three years.

27 February 2019
Federal Government endorsement to accelerate Battery of the Nation

Hydro Tasmania welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison to Cethana Power Station today to announce further support for Battery of the Nation through the Federal Government’s Underwriting New Generation Investments (UNGI) program.