Guthega Power Station— 60 MW Hydroelectric
Guthega Power Station is a 60 MW hydro power plant in Australia, operated by Snowy Hydro since its commissioning. Ranked #46 of 102 hydro plants in Australia, Guthega's 60 MW represents 0.4% 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 Guthega 33.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Murray 1 (950 MW, Hydro), Tumut 1 (Upper Tumut) (616 MW, Hydro), and Murray 2 (552 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 300 km southwest of Canberra.
59 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 285. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #12,271 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,929 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Australia
59 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Snowy Hydro operates 8 plants totalling 4,963 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 8,560 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Guthega Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 210 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
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