Hydroelectric Power Plants in Australia

102 plants · 14,906 MW total installed capacity

#	Power plant	Capacity (MW)	Year
1	Snowy 2.0 hydropower project	2,000	2025
2	Tumut 3 Power Station	1,500	1974
3	Tumut 3	1,500	1974
4	Murray 1	950	1967
5	Tumut 1 (Upper Tumut)	616	2002
6	Wivenhoe Power Station	570	1994
7	Murray 2	552	1967
8	Murray 2 Power Station	550	2002
9	Wivenhoe Hydroelectric	500	1984
10	Gordon	432	1981
11	Tumut 2 (Upper Tumut)	336	2002
12	Poatina Power Station	312.5	1981
13	Bogong (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	300	1997
14	Kidston Pumped Hydro	250	2020
15	Bendeela (Shoalhaven Scheme)	240	1999
16	Reece Power Station	238	2000
17	Reece	238	1968
18	Dartmouth Power Station	180	2000
19	Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven Scheme)	160	1999
20	Dartmouth (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	150	2000
21	McKay Creek (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	150	2010
22	John Butters Hydroelectric Power Station	144	1996
23	Tungatinah	125	1998
24	Eildon	120	1997
25	Poatina	100	1969
26	Cethana	100	1995
27	Trevallyn Power Station	95.8	1989
28	Tarraleah	90	1951
29	Kareeya	88	1981
30	Liapootah	87.3	1955
31	Liapootah Power Station	87.3	1986
32	Tribute	82.8	1998
33	Lemonthyme	81.6	1989
34	Wilmot	81.6	1998
35	Bastyan Power Station	81	2000
36	Bendeela power station	80	2019
37	Blowering	80	1967
38	Trevallyn	80	1960
39	Guthega	80	1967
40	Mackintosh	79.9	1980
41	Bastyan	79.9	1980
42	West Kiewa Power Station	74	2000
43	Hume	70	—
44	Barron Gorge Hydro Station	66	1963
45	West Kiewa (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	62	2000
46	Devils Gate	60	1995
47	Guthega Power Station	60	1967
48	Barron Gorge	60	—
49	Hume Power Station	58	2010
50	Warragamba Power Station	50	2020
51	Warragamba	50	1999
52	Catagunya	48	1973
53	Fisher Power Station	46	—
54	Fisher	43.2	2002
55	Meadowbank	40	—
56	Wayatinah	38.3	1980
57	Nymboida	33.6	—
58	Lake Echo	32.4	1980
59	Ord River	30	—
60	Clover	30	—
61	Paloona Power Station	30	1989
62	Paloona	28	—
63	Repulse	28	—
64	Burrinjuck Power Station	27	1968
65	Copeton	24	—
66	Wyangala A	20	—
67	Cluny	19.7	1967
68	Burrendong	19	1967
69	Butlers Gorge	14.4	1998
70	Jounama	14	1967
71	Rubicon	13.55	—
72	Lower Rubicon	13.55	—
73	Banimboola	12.85	2005
74	Butler Gorge Power Station	12.2	1997
75	Rowallan	10.5	—
76	Rubicon Power Station	9.6	—
77	Yarrawonga	9	—
78	Upper Lake Margaret	8.4	2011
79	Koombooloomba	7.3	2002
80	Pindari	6.7	—
81	Lake Keepit	6.5	—
82	Glenbawn	5.8	—
83	Eildon Small Hydro	5	—
84	Nymboida Power Station	5	1924
85	Brown Mountain	4.95	2010
86	Oaky	4.8	—
87	Wivenhoe	4.7	1998
88	Lake Glenmaggie	4	—
89	Lower Lake Margaret	3.2	2001
90	The Drop	3	—
91	Terminal Storage	2.5	—
92	Nieterana	2.2	2010
93	Lake William Hovell	2	—
94	Tods Corner	1.7	—
95	William Hovell Power Station	1.6	2010
96	Jindabyne Dam Mini Hydro	1.1	1967
97	Kangaroo Valley Hydroelectric Power Station	0	2010
98	Ord River Hydro Power Station	0	1996
99	Tinaroo Hydro Power Station	0	1989
100	Koombooloomba Hydro Power Station	0	1999

Frequently Asked Questions: Hydroelectric Power in Australia

How many Hydroelectric power plants are in Australia?

Australia has 102 Hydroelectric power plants; the 100 largest alone total 14,906 MW of installed capacity.

What is the largest Hydroelectric power plant in Australia?

Snowy 2.0 hydropower project is the largest Hydroelectric power plant in Australia, with an installed capacity of 2,000 MW, commissioned in 2025.

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