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Media releases

20 April 2016
Infringement notices paid

Hydro Tasmania’s Victorian-based energy retailer Momentum Energy has paid five infringement notices issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

19 April 2016
Hydro Tasmania’s approach to managing risk

Hydro Tasmania plans for a wide range of contingencies and the business was prepared for a potential outage of Basslink.

18 April 2016
Energy Supply Plan update

An update on the energy supply situation was provided on 18 April by the Energy Minister Matthew Groom.

18 April 2016
Diesel fuel spill at Meadowbank Power Station site

Hydro Tasmania has advised the Environment Protection Authority of a spill of diesel fuel at Meadowbank Power Station.

17 April 2016
Update on cost of diesel installation

As requested by the Government, the cost to date of running diesel generators is $4.9 million. This is consistent with the original estimate of $11 million per 100 MW a month. Hydro Tasmania has been working positively with the Government, TasNetworks and suppliers to implement the Energy Supply Plan, including the rollout of temporary diesel generation.

14 April 2016
Installation of temporary diesel generators at Bell Bay

Another 75 megawatts of generation capacity is about to be added to the Tasmanian electricity system, with the installation of three large generation units at the site of the decommissioned Bell Bay Power Station.

10 April 2016
Energy Supply Plan update

An update on the energy supply situation was provided on 11 April by the Energy Minister Matthew Groom.

7 April 2016
Early start to cloud seeding season paying off

Hydro Tasmania’s decision to bring forward this year’s cloud seeding season is paying off.

4 April 2016
Energy Supply Plan update

An update on the energy supply situation was provided on 4 April by the Energy Minister Matthew Groom.

30 March 2016
First 100 MW of diesel generation installed

Hydro Tasmania today confirmed that 100 MW of temporary diesel generation has been installed at sites across the state.