A first look at the lengthy (double-banger) outage on the Poatina Hydro Station in Tasmania
Following a reader's comment earlier in the week, we take a first look at the major planned outage at Poatina Hydro station.
Hydro Tasmania
Basslink on track to operate as regulated interconnector from 1 July 2026
The greatest difference, pre and post July 2025, is in the flows from Victoria to Tasmania.
Basslink gets final revenue determination for operation as a regulated service
The AER has determined the revenue that Basslink can recover for the Basslink transmission cable for the 2026-30 period, operating as a regulated service.
Basslink flows shift since end of agreement on 30th June 2025
An agreement restraining how Basslink is bid into the energy market has ended, resulting in changes in bidding and energy flows.
Tamar Valley CCGT switches off on Tue 23rd July (after running for almost 7 weeks straight)
A quick record of Tamar Valley CCGT coming offline yesterday (Tue 23rd July 2024) after 40 days of solid operations through a low-rain and low-wind winter in Tasmania.
Vedran’s note today, about ‘more wind than hydro in Tasmania’ for early morning Thursday 25th May 2023
Prompted by a LinkedIn update by Vedran Kovac (at Hydro Tasmania) we've taken a quick look at the supply mix in Tasmania during the current week.
Sequence of events in Tasmania on Friday 14th October 2022 (initial look)
On Friday 14th October we saw a significant system event in Tasmania - with storms downing power links, leading to large (530MW) loss of load and trip of Basslink. In this article we take a first look at the sequence of events...
The ‘Virtual Storage Product’ as a game-changing energy deal
Caroline Wykamp and Hydro Tasmania's wholesale team discuss the new 'virtual storage’ electricity swap contract that they have recently brokered with Renewable Energy Hub.