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Media releases

21 October 2018
Hydro pumps up support for workplace diversity

Hydro Tasmania is doubling its commitment to Engineers Australia’s Women in Engineering Scholarships as the business steps up its push for workplace diversity.

16 October 2018
Exceeding all expectations - strong returns for Tasmania

Hydro Tasmania has had an extremely productive year, returning a strong financial result for 2017-18.

4 October 2018
West Coast pumped hydro opportunity

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has inspected one of the most promising options for pumped hydro development on Tasmania’s West Coast.

23 September 2018
Barrington boat ramps temporarily closed

Boat operators and other recreational users of Lake Barrington are advised the boat ramps and pontoon at West Kentish Park will be closed from today until Wednesday 10 October 2018.

15 September 2018
Basslink

Hydro Tasmania notes the announcement made by Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT), owners of the Basslink interconnector through Basslink Pty Ltd, in relation to a dispute over the 2015 interconnection outage.

14 September 2018
Hydro turns it on for Launceston this weekend

The sheer power of water will be on display this weekend in Launceston at two major Hydro Tasmania events.

11 September 2018
Price is right with Hydro

Tasmania’s hydropower assets can support the national grid and lower energy prices, says Hydro Tasmania CEO Steve Davy in The Australian. New Energy Minister Angus Taylor has been given the substantial job of reducing energy prices, and he has Tasmania on side through the Battery of the Nation initiative, which aims to do just that.

23 August 2018
Experience the power of water in a big weekend for Launceston

The sheer power of water will be on display during a big weekend in Launceston in mid-September.

8 August 2018
National Energy Guarantee an important step forward

Hydro Tasmania strongly supports the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) and, along with the State Government and the Energy Industry more broadly, want to see it progress.

2 August 2018
Hydro proud to be foundation signatory in new renewable energy charter

Hydro Tasmania is one of thirty-seven prominent businesses to officially sign on to a new charter for renewable energy developments at the Australian Clean Energy Summit.