Banimboola Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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Official name | Banimboola Power Station |
Country | Australia |
Location | Victoria |
Coordinates | 36°32′3″S 147°27′35″E / 36.53417°S 147.45972°ECoordinates: 36°32′3″S 147°27′35″E / 36.53417°S 147.45972°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | December 2005 |
Construction cost | A$23 million |
Operator(s) | AGL Hydro |
Pumped-storage power station | |
Upper reservoir | Dartmouth Reservoir |
Lower reservoir | Banimboola Pondage |
Generating units | 3 x Kaplan-type turbo generators |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 12.2 MW (16,400 hp) |
Annual output | 35 GWh (130 TJ) |
Website Banimboola Power Station at AGL Energy |
Banimboola Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Dartmouth Dam Regulating Pond (or Banimboola Pondage), downstream of Dartmouth Dam on the Mitta Mitta River in Victoria, Australia. Banimboola has three turbo generators, with a generating capacity of 12.2 megawatts (16,360 hp) of electricity. It is owned and operated by AGL Energy.