Cluny Power Station
| Company type | Hydroelectric power station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headquarters | Central Highlands, Tasmania , Australia |
| Products | Electricity generation |
| Owner | Hydro Tasmania |
The Cluny Power Station is a traditional hydroelectric facility situated in Tasmania's Central Highlands region, under the ownership and management of Hydro Tasmania. It forms part of the Derwent hydroelectric network, which consists of eleven stations, with Cluny positioned as the tenth in the series.
This power station is positioned downstream of Cluny Lagoon, a modest reservoir created by the concrete gravity Cluny Dam on the Derwent River. The infrastructure encompasses the dam itself, an intake structure equipped with a flow shutoff gate, a short penstock integrated into the dam, the power station building, generator machinery, and associated components.
Hydro Tasmania (previously known as Hydro Electric Corporation) commissioned Cluny in 1967. The facility operates a single Boving Kaplan-type turbine rated at 18.6 MW. This turbine features a four-blade runner enclosed within a concrete spiral casing secured by pre-stressed cables. Notably, the station does not include an inlet valve. Annually, it produces around 90 GWh of electricity, which is transmitted to TasNetworks' grid through an 11 kV/220 kV Siemens transformer linked to an outdoor switchyard.
The water released from Cluny is discharged back into the River Derwent.
See also
External links
- Hydro Tasmania page on the Lower Derwent]