Upper Lake Margaret— 8.4 MW Hydroelectric
Upper Lake Margaret is an 8.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Australia, operated by Hydro-Electric Corporation (Tasmania). It was commissioned in an undisclosed year. Ranked #78 of 102 hydro plants in Australia, it accounts for 0.06% 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 Upper Lake Margaret 238 times smaller. Nearby plants include Reece Power Station (238 MW, Hydro), Reece (238 MW, Hydro), and John Butters (144 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tasmania, approximately 200 km northwest of Hobart.
15 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 480. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #25,590 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,807 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Australia
15 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Electric Corporation (Tasmania) operates 31 plants totalling 2,320 MW
30 plants within 100 km, 2,349 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Upper Lake Margaret is a hydro power plant producing approximately 29 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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