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Media releases

23 November 2024
Small but mighty Cethana Power Station opens doors to community

Members of the public saw first-hand how clean energy is generated when they went behind the scenes at the Cethana Power Station Open Day.

6 November 2024
$11.5m to repower one of Australia’s oldest wind farms

Hydro Tasmania will invest $11.5m in King Island’s Huxley Hill Wind Farm, a vital part of the world-leading off-grid hybrid energy system that powers the entire island.

17 October 2024
Tasmanians to benefit from $122m Hydro dividend

Hydro Tasmania will return a dividend of $122 million to be spent on vital infrastructure and services for Tasmanians, after delivering a pre-tax profit of $193.7 million in the 2023-24 financial year.

25 September 2024
Hydro Tasmania powering girls towards careers in STEM

Year 9 and 10 students participate in hands-on engineering and technology challenges at Hydro Tasmania’s Cambridge Workshop as part of its Girls in Power program.

17 September 2024
Hydro Tasmania donates ROVs to future scientists at IMAS

The next generation of scientists at the University of Tasmania will have real-world experience exploring the ocean using specialised underwater robots, thanks to a donation from Hydro Tasmania.

12 September 2024
$16m upgrade of Meadowbank spillway gates complete

Hydro Tasmania has completed a $16million upgrade of the spillway gates at Meadowbank Dam in the Central Highlands.

8 August 2024
$1.6b to modernise infrastructure for ‘new era of Tasmanian hydropower’

Hydro Tasmania will invest $1.6 billion over the coming decade to upgrade and modernise its existing hydropower network.

29 July 2024
2024 Hydro Tasmania Community Grants announced

Six charities making real and lasting change to benefit Tasmanians have been announced as recipients of this year’s Hydro Tasmania community grants.

13 July 2024
Hydro Tasmania hosts Cybersecurity Fun Day

Tasmanian families levelled-up their cybersecurity defences at award-winning Kids SecuriDay educational workshops delivered in partnership with Hydro Tasmania.

28 June 2024
Milestone in science to support Maugean skate

Hydro Tasmania has reached an important milestone in its scientific contribution to the Maugean skate recovery efforts, with the completion of catchment models for the King and Gordon Rivers.