Snowy Hydro
Renewable Energy
In December’s Snowy 2.0 update, Snowy Hydro CEO Dennis Barnes recaps progress and key events throughout the last 12 months. The review and reset of the pumped-hydro Snowy Scheme expansion project has been a major milestone in 2023. The reset has put Snowy 2.0 on a robust and sustainable footing, with new contract arrangements in […]
Snowy 2.0 is entering an exciting phase as we build the largest single project that will help ensure Australia’s secure and reliable transition to renewable energy. In this month’s project update Hamish Pryor, construction director for Snowy 2.0, provides an overview of the power station equipment manufacturing that is in full swing. The bespoke Snowy […]
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Our Current Partnerships Clontarf Foundation Affordable, accessible higher education facilities are incredibly important to rural and regional communities. Driving Solutions This is a professionally-delivered program in partnership with local high schools. Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Snowy Hydro and Red Energy support PCYC’s young Indigenous people and provide employment opportunities for at-risk youth. Snowy Valleys […]
What is the Local School STEM Fund? Snowy Hydro is dedicated to fostering learning opportunities and career pathways for local young people with a focus science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). We deliver on this promise through our Snowy STEM Academy, partnering with regional schools and investing in local STEM education. Schools in the Snowy […]
The Hunter Power Project was declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure by the NSW Government, and went through a rigorous and transparent planning and environmental approvals process. Project milestones Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) The EIS details Snowy Hydro’s proposal to construct an open-cycle, gas-fired power station near Kurri Kurri, NSW. The Hunter Power Project involves constructing […]
Snowy 2.0 is the next chapter in the Snowy Scheme’s history. It is a nation-building renewable energy project that will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come. It is the largest committed renewable energy project in Australia. Snowy 2.0 will underpin the nation’s secure and stable transition to a low-carbon emissions […]
Our award-winning retailers provide affordable electricity and gas, backed by the mighty Snowy. The Snowy Hydro retail group works hard to genuinely put customers first. Red Energy and Lumo Energy provide electricity and gas to more than one million customers in Victoria, New South Wales, ACT, south-east Queensland and South Australia. Snowy Hydro also owns […]
