The Murray Region Hydroelectric Power Stations refers to two of the original seven

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s, both located near the town of Khancoban in the

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region of

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. The two power stations are part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and

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complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro. Although both power stations are physically located in New South Wales, since 1 July 2008 all power generated has been allocated to the

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region of the National Electricity Market. The stations are not located on the Murray River. These two stations are connected to the National Electricity Market via the TransGrid 330KV Murray Switching Station (and the 330/132KV substation for Guthega Power Station, Jindabyne Pumping Station & Jindabyne Dam Wall Mini Hydro Power Stations), south-east of Khancoban.

Stations

Murray 1 Station

Murray 1 Power Station is located south-east of Khancoban along the Alpine Way. The conventional gravity-fed hydroelectric power station has ten vertical UK-manufactured Francis, Boving Engineering turbines, each fitted with ASEA-manufactured generators, with a combined generating capacity of of

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. The power station was completed in 1967, and has rated

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. Fed by natural inflow, supplemented by the pumped flows of the Snowy-Geehi Haupt tunnel from Island Bend Pondage, it receives water from the Geehi Reservoir on the

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and discharges into the Murray 2 Pondage. The station is capable of producing enough electricity to supply over 95,000 homes. Murray 1 will undergo a series of outages, from 2013 to 2022 inclusive, in order to complete maintenance on each turbine and generator. Murray 1 Power Station Lookout is located opposite Murray 1 Hydroelectric Power Station across Khancoban Back Creek, 8 km south-east on the Alpine Way from the Snowy Hydro Visitor Centre in association with Khancoban Visitor Centre.

Murray 2 Power Station

Murray 2 Power Station is located approximately south of Khancoban along the Alpine Way. The conventional gravity-fed hydroelectric power station has four vertical Francis turbines, of Hitachi manufacturing in Japan, each coupled to ASEA generators, with a combined generating capacity of of electricity. This site was the first use of Japanese supply of large electrical and mechanical components in the Snowy Scheme. The power station was completed in 1969, and has rated head. Fed by the water discharged from Murray 1 Power Station into the Murray Two Pondage, Murray 2 Power Station discharges water into the Khancoban Pondage, and into the

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. Murray 2 will undergo a series of outages, during 2020 to 2022 inclusive, in order to complete maintenance on two of the turbines and generators.

Gallery

SnowyHydro-Murray-1.jpg, An exterior view of the Murray 1 Power Station.

References

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Stations

Murray 1 Station

Murray 2 Power Station

Gallery

See also

References