Tods Corner Power Station
| Company type | Power station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hydroelectric power generation |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Central Highlands , Australia |
| Products | Electricity |
| Owner | Hydro Tasmania |
| Parent | Hydro Tasmania |
The Tods Corner Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant situated in the Central Highlands of Tasmania, Australia. Positioned within the Great Lake and South Esk River catchment area, it is under the ownership and operation of Hydro Tasmania.
Technical details
Located within the catchment of Great Lake and South Esk, Tods Corner Power Station was established to utilize water released from the Arthurs Lake Pumping Station for power generation. In the 1920s, Arthurs Lake was formed by damming several creeks to increase the capacity of the Great Lake reservoir and to support the primary Waddamana Power Stations. Water could then be pumped into Great Lake as required. After the construction of the larger Poatina Power Station in 1966—which succeeded Waddamana—the Tods Corner facility was introduced to reclaim energy from the pumping operations. Positioned on the southeastern shore of Great Lake, the station receives water through a 105-meter penstock connected to an open flume that transports discharge from Arthurs Lake Pumping Station.
Commissioned in 1966 by the Hydro Electric Corporation, Tods Corner is equipped with a single Maier Francis-type turbine rated at 1.7 MW, which drives a Siemens induction generator. The plant generates roughly 8 GWh annually, supplying power to TasNetworks' transmission network at 6.6 kV via an external switchyard circuit breaker.