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Bendeela power station80 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Mar 2026

Bendeela power station is an 80 MW hydroelectric power plant in Australia, utilizing water as its fuel source. It is part of the Shoalhaven Scheme and was commissioned recently. Ranked #36 of 102 hydro plants in Australia. Its 80 MW capacity accounts for 0.54% of Australia's total hydro capacity of 14,906 MW. The largest hydro plant in Australia is the Snowy 2.0 hydropower project at 2,000 MW, making Bendeela 25 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tallawarra (Gas, 460 MW), Bendeela (Shoalhaven Scheme) (Hydro, 240 MW), and Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven Scheme) (Hydro, 160 MW). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

Capacity
80 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Snowy Hydro Limited
Location
-34.7340°, 150.4670°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 247. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #11,117 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,574 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Australia
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Snowy Hydro Limited operates 3 plants totalling 80 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 1,806 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven Scheme) (1.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: -34.734000, 150.467000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bendeela power station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 280 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Australia
Continent
Oceania
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
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