On 13th December TC Jasper made landfall as a Category 2 cyclone.
In the days that followed, a deluge of rainfall led to flooding and widespread property damage.
Amongst the assets damaged was the Barron Gorge hydro station, which became unavailable from 12:00 on 17th December 2023. In this category we accumulate a series of articles about this, and the subsequent repair process.
A recent update from CleanCo indicates the repair works on the embankment at Kuranda Weir, located upstream of the Barron Gorge Hydro Power Station, have been completed. This comes twelve months after significant damage from Cyclone Jasper.
Read MoreCleanCo have announced the RTS of Barron Gorge Unit 1 and 2 after a ~6 month outage following significant damage from Cyclone Jasper.
On Friday 21st June 2024 the unit 2 of Barron Gorge hydro facility has started up – the next step in a repair process following TC Jasper six months ago.
A quick update on the return to service expectation on Barron Gorge hydro power station.
A brief, and belated, post here to link through to this Update #1 on the Kuranda Weir Recovery Project (published by CleanCo on 8th March 2024)
The CleanCo CEO last week participated in a radio interview in which he provided details and a progress update on the long-term outage at Barron Gorge Hydro Station, which was caused by excessive flooding from Cycle Jasper last month.
Flooding from Cyclone Jasper has damaged part of the Barron Gorge Hydro Power Station in North Queensland, forcing its units offline until further assessment and repairs.