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Media releases

2 March 2017
Canoe deal makes a splash

Hydro Tasmania has reached a nation-first agreement to further support whitewater paddling in Tasmania.

28 February 2017
Entura appoints Principal Consultant, Secondary Electrical Engineering

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has appointed David Wilkey to the role of Principal Consultant, Secondary Electrical Engineering, based in its Melbourne office, in Australia.

13 February 2017
Entura partners with RCR Tomlinson to deliver Yaloak South Wind Farm

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura is partnering with engineering and infrastructure company RCR Tomlinson to deliver Pacific Hydro’s 30MW Yaloak South Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia.

7 February 2017
Hydro Tasmania launches Community Grant Program

The new Hydro Tasmania Community Grant Program will offer six grants of up to $5,000 for not-for-profit community organisations.

2 February 2017
Calling passionate Tasmanian anglers... here's an angle that may really interest you

Angling is very popular in Tasmania, with about 25,000 people licenced to fish our inland waters in 2016/17.

1 February 2017
Hydro heritage comes alive by the roadside

Hydro Tasmania’s Highlands Power Trail was officially launched today by the Premier of Tasmania, The Hon Will Hodgman MP. The self-guided driving tour takes visitors to four key sites along Waddamana Road (C178) in the rugged Central Highlands. It starts overlooking the location of the Red Gate Tramway north of Bothwell, incorporates Waddamana Village and Penstock Lagoon, and finishes at Waddamana Canal. Interpretive signage at each site tells the stories of human struggle, resilience and ingenuity that made Tasmania an icon of hydropower pioneering.

29 January 2017
Marshall Islands turns to Entura for renewable energy solutions

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has been engaged by the Asian Development Bank to deliver renewable energy strategic advice and solutions to help the Republic of the Marshall Islands to achieve its renewable energy target.

10 January 2017
Entura appoints Business Development Manager for the Mekong region

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has appointed Mr Mathieu Chatenet as Business Development Manager for the Mekong region.

8 January 2017
Routine CCGT operation

Hydro Tasmania will this week start a routine operation of the Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) at the Tamar Valley Power Station.

5 December 2016
Statement on Basslink cable fault report

In its statement of 5 December 2016, Basslink Pty Ltd (BPL) asserts that reports it obtained last week show it is not possible to determine the cause of the cable fault.