Wind watermark

Media releases

26 October 2016
Hydro Tasmania financially strong despite energy supply challenge

Hydro Tasmania will rebound strongly from a challenging 2015/16 by rebuilding storages, restoring profitability and reducing debt.

4 October 2016
Hydro heritage and engineering up close

Hydro heritage and engineering up close Tasmanians are keenly embracing the opportunity to see some of the state’s biggest hydropower assets up close this month.

28 September 2016
Entura completes Suma Park Dam upgrade in NSW

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has recently completed the Suma Park Dam upgrade in New South Wales, Australia, after developing an innovative solution to increase the height of the dam wall by three metres while maintaining regular operations.

27 September 2016
Taskforce process welcomed

Hydro Tasmania welcomes the evidence-based approach taken by the Tasmanian Energy Security Taskforce.

18 September 2016
Opinion: Move along, nothing to see here

I lead the team that manages Hydro Tasmania’s iconic hydro-power assets. It is a huge privilege, and responsibility that is invigorating and slightly daunting. The hydro portfolio is vast, complex, remote and ageing. We have challenges and much work to do, but that is what makes my job interesting.

11 September 2016
Secure future for hydropower assets

Hydro Tasmania is well placed to address the risks identified in its 2016 Asset Management Plan and continue expanding its hydropower capacity.

8 September 2016
Entura and Tasmanian Irrigation win Australian Engineering Excellence Awards

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura and Tasmanian Irrigation won the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA) Tasmania 2016 in the category ‘Control Systems, Networks, Information Processing and Telecommunications’ for the Meander Dam integrated water management system.

8 September 2016
Night of recognition for innovative excellence

The innovation and skill of people from Hydro Tasmania and Entura has been recognised at the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA) Tasmania 2016.

4 September 2016
Chanju-I hydropower project set to commence operations

I A Energy and specialist power and water consulting firm Entura today announced the conclusion of the 36 MW Chanju-I run-of-river hydropower project in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India.

31 August 2016
Protecting Tasmania’s interests

Hydro Tasmania’s response to the 2015-16 energy supply challenge protected Tasmania’s energy security while avoiding higher costs for Tasmanians in the future.