Tumut 2 is a 286.4MW hydro power project. It is located on Tumut river/basin in New South Wales, Australia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1961.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 286.4 | 286.4 | – | Active | New South Wales, Australia |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Snowy Hydro.
The hydro reservoir capacity is 1.5 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 262.1m.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1961.

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Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 turbines, each with 71.5MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 75.7 MVA.
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