Tumut 3 is a 1,800MW hydro power project. It is located on Tumut river/basin in New South Wales, Australia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1968 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1972. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Snowy Hydro with a stake of 100%.

Tumut 3 is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 921 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 150.9m. Tumut 3 underwent through rehabilitation & modernization during 2009-2012.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 1968 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1972.

Contractors involved

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 6 units of francis turbines, each with 304.3MW nameplate capacity.

Mitsubishi Electric supplied 6 electric generators for the project.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.