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Media releases

24 September 2015
Hydro Tasmania executive awarded for leadership in addressing climate change risk

A senior executive at Hydro Tasmania has been recognised for his leadership in addressing and mitigating the challenges posed by climate change.

23 September 2015
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.

13 September 2015
Hydro Tasmania signs Heads of Agreement regarding Entura joint venture

Hydro Tasmania has signed an in-principle agreement with the potential partners in a joint venture aimed at creating growth opportunities for its specialist power and water consulting business Entura. The Heads of Agreement was signed in Beijing on Friday evening, as part of the Tasmanian Government’s trade mission to China.

22 August 2015
Tamar River silt reduction trial

The Tasmanian Government, the Launceston Flood Authority (LFA) and Hydro Tasmania today announced a trial to assess the effectiveness of a controlled release of water from the Trevallyn Dam coordinated with silt raking operations on the removal of silt from the Tamar estuary.

16 August 2015
Hydro Tasmania explores joint venture to grow Entura business

Hydro Tasmania is exploring the potential of a joint venture with PowerChina to expand the market access of its consulting engineering business Entura.

13 August 2015
Dam refurbishment project wins project management award

Hydro Tasmania has been awarded the Tasmanian Project of the Year by the Australian Institute of Project Management. The Award was presented at a function in Hobart last night and recognised excellence of project management for the refurbishment of Rowallan Dam in Tasmania’s north.

13 August 2015
Woods Lake Water Levels and Turbidity

The current water level in Woods Lake is the lowest it has been since 2007 for this time of year.

11 August 2015
Changes to operation of Tamar Valley Power Station

Hydro Tasmania is making changes to the operating regime of the Tamar Valley Power Station in preparation for the decommissioning and sale of the combined cycle gas turbine.

9 August 2015
Entura appointed to deliver feasibility study for innovative pumped storage hydro project

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has been appointed by Genex Power to deliver a bankable feasibility study for the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydropower Project in North Queensland, Australia. Situated some 270km North West of Townsville, near the township of Georgetown, the project is located on the site of the historic Kidston Gold Mine. The abandoned mine site contains two large adjacent pits with the potential to act as the upper and lower reservoirs required for pumped storage hydropower generation.

5 August 2015
Hydro Tasmania: A picture of our diversity

Hydro Tasmania’s CEO Steve Davy today joined a discussion panel in Hobart, Changing the landscape of gender equality, hosted by CEDA (the Committee for Economic Development of Australia).