Tumut

operating
NSW 1958
Total Capacity 665MW
2 — 5 Aug
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Generation

30 min
Power
MW

Market

About

Located downstream of Tumut Pond Dam and 366 metres below ground level, Tumut 1 Power Station is situated approximately 2.25 kilometres south-west from Cabramurra, under Happy Valley Rd. The conventional hydroelectric power station has four turbine generators, with a combined generating capacity of 330 megawatts of electricity; and a net generation of 847 gigawatt-hours per annum. The power station was completed in 1959, and has 292.6 metres rated head.

Tumut 2 Power Station is situated approximately 5.91 kilometres north of north-west from Cabramurra, under Goat Ridge Rd, some 244 metres below ground level. The conventional hydroelectric power station has four Francis turbine generators, with a combined generating capacity of 286.4 megawatts and a net generation of 787 gigawatt-hours per annum. The power station was completed in 1962, and has 262.1 metres rated head. Water flows through the turbines at the rate of 118.9 cubic metres per second.

Units

2 units

Tumut 1

Tumut 1