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SNOWY HYDRO STATEMENT ON CLOUGH – UPDATED 16 December 2022

16/12/2022
Snowy Hydro welcomes the announcement by Webuild that it has reached an agreement with Clough Limited administrators to acquire Clough’s share of the Snowy 2.0 project contract and its related workforce. Our priority remains ensuring the wellbeing and continuity of Clough’s workers on the project and the smooth progress of Snowy 2.0 construction. We will […]

SNOWY 2.0 HEADRACE TUNNEL UPDATE

16/12/2022
Snowy 2.0 teams are monitoring a surface depression that has emerged above the headrace tunnel at Tantangara. The integrity of the tunnel has not been compromised, and tunnelling is continuing while work to remediate the surface depression above tunnel boring machine (TBM) Florence is carried out. There is a safety exclusion zone around the surface […]

SNOWY HYDRO STATEMENT ON CLOUGH – UPDATED

09/12/2022
Snowy Hydro is aware of the announcement regarding the financial status of Clough, the Snowy 2.0 Future Generation Joint Venture partner.   Snowy Hydro notes Clough’s earlier financial disclosure indicates financial issues with projects separate and unrelated to Snowy 2.0.  As work continues on Snowy 2.0, Snowy Hydro’s first priority is ensuring the wellbeing and continuity […]

SNOWY HYDRO STATEMENT ON CLOUGH

06/12/2022
Snowy Hydro is aware of the announcement regarding the financial status of Clough, the Snowy 2.0 Future Generation Joint Venture partner. Snowy Hydro notes Clough’s earlier financial disclosure indicates financial issues with projects separate and unrelated to Snowy 2.0. As work continues on Snowy 2.0, Snowy Hydro’s first priority is ensuring the wellbeing and continuity […]

STUDENTS FLOCK TO COUNTRY UNIVERSITIES CENTRES 

30/11/2022
New data from the 2021 census has revealed that Country Universities Centres (CUCs) are leading the way in university student growth across regional NSW. Over the past five years, university student numbers in NSW towns with CUCs grew by 24.7% compared with an average 5.4% for all non-metropolitan areas. Snowy Hydro co-founded the very first […]

IN THE SWIM AT TALBINGO RESERVOIR

16/11/2022
Snowy Hydro’s Talbingo Reservoir and its new swimming, picnic and boating facilities will be a focal point for the local community and visitors over summer. Snowy’s acting CEO Roger Whitby, the Member for Wagga Wagga Dr Joe McGirr and Snowy Valleys Council Mayor Ian Chaffey recently had the opportunity to view the upgraded recreation area […]

SNOWY HYDRO JOINS WITH COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE  50th BIRTHDAY FOR TUMUT 3 POWER STATION 

05/11/2022
Large crowds have turned out for a community open day and 50th birthday celebrations for the largest of the mighty Snowy Scheme’s power stations, Tumut 3, at Talbingo. With the iconic white penstocks as backdrop, local community members and visitors today joined Snowy Hydro in acknowledging the remarkable role the Tumut 3 Power Station has […]

SNOWY SCHEME STORAGES AND SPILLS

02/11/2022
The Snowy Scheme is currently operating around the clock at optimum levels to capture very large inflows and help minimise flood risks and impacts, while still performing its  critical role of supporting energy supply to the grid. Snowy Hydro has been managing significant inflows throughout 2022 and the assets of the Snowy Scheme are performing […]

JINDABYNE DAM SPILL

28/10/2022
Following recent rainfall events and seasonal snowmelt inflows, Jindabyne Dam reached full supply level on Friday 28 October 2022 and commenced spilling into the Snowy River. Dam safety is paramount at this time and spillway gates will operate automatically to regulate the inflows and pass them through to the Snowy River below the dam until […]

MILESTONE FIRST TUNNEL COMPLETED FOR SNOWY 2.0

11/10/2022
Snowy Hydro is celebrating the completion of excavation for its first tunnel for Snowy 2.0, with the Lady Eileen Hudson tunnel boring machine (TBM) reaching the location of the new underground power station cavern. The 11-metre diameter TBM has excavated 2.85km to create the main access tunnel at Lobs Hole in the Snowy Mountains, where […]

TBM FLORENCE ON THE MOVE

05/10/2022
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Florence continues excavating the Snowy 2.0 headrace tunnel at Tantangara following successful reinforcement works. As anticipated, the ground conditions encountered by the TBMs on Snowy 2.0 have been highly variable, ranging from soft, sandy ground to extremely hard rock.  The Snowy 2.0 teams have been working collaboratively to safely navigate the […]

TUMUT 3 POWER STATION OPEN DAY – REGISTER NOW

04/10/2022
It’s Tumut 3 Power Station’s 50th birthday and to mark the occasion, Snowy Hydro is celebrating with a community open day on Saturday 5 November! We have a wide range of activities, tours and information sessions planned onsite at Tumut 3 (T3) in Talbingo, so register now – it’s easy, just visit our website and […]