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Media releases

18 December 2024
Hydro Tasmania awards Edgar Dam contract to local Tassie business

Hydro Tasmania has contracted Tasmanian civil construction company Hall Earthmoving to upgrade the Edgar Dam, with works to commence in late January next year.

10 December 2024
Hydro Tasmania appoints new CEO

Hydro Tasmania Chair Richard Bolt today (Tuesday) announced the appointment of Rachel Watson to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

1 December 2024
Hydro Tasmania backs new solar farm with off-take agreement

Hydro Tasmania and local renewables company TasRex have finalised key terms for an offtake agreement that will accelerate the development of a major renewable energy project for Tasmania.

25 November 2024
Tasmania’s mighty Gordon Dam turns 50

Hydro Tasmania is celebrating Gordon Dam’s 50th anniversary, marking a major milestone in Tasmania’s hydropower history. On 25 November 1974, the final bucket of concrete was poured at Gordon Dam in the state’s southwest, creating the biggest arch dam in Australia.

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.