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KURRI KURRI POWER STATION TESTING UPDATE

18/07/2025
Snowy Hydro’s Kurri Kurri Power Station will recommence testing of the first of its two gas generators on Monday, 21 July 2025.

KEEPING OUR TRAIL SAFE: IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR CYCLISTS AND TRAIL USERS

11/07/2025
Snowy Hydro and Snowy Monaro Regional Council are working together to improve safety on the Jindabyne Shared Trail along the Jindabyne Dam Wall following community feedback.

KURRI KURRI FIRES UP FOR THE FIRST TIME

07/07/2025
Commissioning of Snowy Hydro’s fourth on-demand gas power station has achieved a significant milestone, with the Hunter Power Project (HPP) team successfully firing up one of the station’s two class-leading gas turbines late last week.

FOURTH TUNNEL BORING MACHINE ON WAY FOR SNOWY 2.0

07/07/2025
Snowy Hydro is now preparing for the arrival of its fourth tunnel boring machine to join Snowy 2.0 – Australia’s largest renewable energy project.

NRMA DRIVES TOWARDS A RENEWABLE FUTURE WITH SNOWY ENERGY

01/07/2025
Snowy Energy and the NRMA today announced a significant three-year electricity contract to power operations across four Australian states with 100% matched renewable energy. 

CLOUD SEEDING UPDATE

30/05/2025
Following a comprehensive review, Snowy Hydro is permanently ceasing its cloud seeding program. This decision follows a review that determined the escalating costs of the program outweighed its benefits.

SNOWY 2.0 PROJECT UPDATE

28/03/2025
Work on Australia’s largest renewable energy project, Snowy 2.0, continues with good progress across multiple work fronts, despite recent work stoppages.

SNOWY HYDRO SUPPORTS STUDENTS WITH LIFE CHANGING STEM SCHOLARSHIPS

07/03/2025
Two aspiring engineers will benefit from life-changing scholarships funded by Snowy Hydro to further their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.

SNOWY HYDRO’S 2025 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM NOW OPEN

03/03/2025
Community groups and not-for-profit organisations across Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys and Towong are invited to apply for funding to support local initiatives as part of Snowy Hydro’s Community Grants Program.

SNOWY 2.0 SAFETY INCIDENT

27/02/2025
Following a serious safety incident at Snowy 2.0, Snowy Hydro will seek an immediate independent safety review and audit, and will require changes to principal contractor Future Generation Joint Venture’s (FGJV) leadership on the project.

SNOWY HYDRO RELEASES 2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

13/01/2025
Snowy Hydro has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, covering the progress the energy generator and retailer has made in areas such as environmental stewardship, social impact, and understanding and responding to its carbon emissions and climate risks. Snowy Hydro CEO Dennis Barnes said the report reflects the company’s role in enabling Australia’s transition to renewable […]

HUNTER POWER PROJECT UPDATE

16/12/2024
Testing and commissioning of Snowy Hydro’s fourth fast-start, on demand gas power station has now begun. This first phase of commissioning involves pressure testing the Hunter Power Project’s (HPP) approximately 23 kilometre network of pipe infrastructure that will deliver gas, diesel and water to the station’s generators.  Using the latest technology the world’s best manufacturers […]