Paloona Power Station— 30 MW Hydroelectric
Paloona Power Station is a 30 MW hydroelectric facility in Australia, operated by Hydro Tasmania. Ranked #59 of 102 hydro plants in Australia, it accounts for 0.2% of the country'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 Paloona 66.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cethana (100 MW, Hydro), Lemonthyme (81.6 MW, Hydro), and Wilmot (81.6 MW, Hydro). The plant is situated in Tasmania, approximately 70 km from the city of Devonport.
37 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 366. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #16,426 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,804 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Australia
37 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro Tasmania operates 19 plants totalling 1,302 MW
26 plants within 100 km, 2,268 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Paloona Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 105 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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