Banimboola Hydroelectric Power Station

Banimboola Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of the Banimboola Power Station
Official name Banimboola Power Station
Country Australia
Location Victoria
Coordinates 36°32′3″S 147°27′35″E / 36.53417°S 147.45972°E / -36.53417; 147.45972Coordinates: 36°32′3″S 147°27′35″E / 36.53417°S 147.45972°E / -36.53417; 147.45972
Status Operational
Commission date December 2005
Construction cost A$23 million
Operator(s) AGL Hydro
Pumped-storage power station
Upper reservoir Dartmouth Reservoir
Lower reservoir Banimboola Pondage
Generating units 3 x Kaplan-type turbo generators
Power generation
Nameplate 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

  1. "Banimboola Power Station". EcoGeneration. January–February 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. "$23m power station nearly up and running". ABC News (Australia). 23 November 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2011.


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