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Media releases

4 August 2016
Public Accounts Committee hearing

Hydro Tasmania has a responsibility to protect Tasmanian taxpayers in its commercial negotiations.

28 July 2016
Analysis shows no impact from cloud seeding flight

Analysis of data from a cloud seeding flight undertaken on 5 June 2016 shows the operation had no measurable impact on rainfall on that day.

27 July 2016
Avoid King River below Crotty Dam and Lake Burbury

Hydro Tasmania advises that people should avoid entering the King River below Crotty Dam with immediate effect.

26 July 2016
Lake Pedder set for rare spill event

Lake Pedder is expected to reach its full water level and spill later today, for the first time since November 1988.

13 July 2016
King Island power outage update

Hydro Tasmania has restored power to all but about 20 customers on King Island.

12 July 2016
King Island storm damage and power outage

***Information is current as of 3.30pm, Wednesday 13 July*** Hydro Tasmania is working round-the-clock to restore power to about 500 affected customers on King Island.

11 July 2016
Entura helping AusNet Services with stakeholder engagement for transmission line upgrade

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has been appointed by AusNet Services to deliver community and stakeholder engagement strategy development and implementation support for the Moorabool to Ballarat Transmission Line Upgrade.

30 June 2016
Entura boosts dams engineering capability with new appointments

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has welcomed two new senior dams engineering specialists to its internationally renowned team.

27 June 2016
New Director appointed to Hydro Tasmania Board

Hydro Tasmania’s Chairman, Grant Every-Burns, today announced the appointment of a new Director to the Hydro Tasmania Board.

26 June 2016
BSI electricity price rise limited to inflation

The annual price rise for electricity on the Bass Strait islands has been kept in line with inflation (Consumer Price Index).