Banimboola Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Official name | Banimboola Power Station |
Country | Australia |
Location | Victoria |
Coordinates | 36°32′3″S 147°27′35″E / 36.53417°S 147.45972°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | December 2005 |
Construction cost | A$23 million |
Operator(s) | AGL Hydro |
Upper reservoir | |
Creates | Dartmouth Reservoir |
Lower reservoir | |
Creates | Banimboola Pondage |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 3 x Kaplan-type turbo generators |
Installed capacity | 12.2 MW (16,400 hp) |
Annual generation | 35 GWh (130 TJ) |
Website Banimboola Power Station at AGL Energy |
Banimboola Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Dartmouth Dam Regulating Pond (or Banimboola Pondage),[1] downstream of Dartmouth Dam on the Mitta Mitta River in Victoria, Australia. Banimboola has three turbo generators, with a generating capacity of 12.2 megawatts (16,360 hp)[2] of electricity. It is owned and operated by AGL Energy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Banimboola Power Station". EcoGeneration. January–February 2008. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "$23m power station nearly up and running". ABC News. Australia. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2011.