Kareeya Hydro Power Station




















Kareeya Hydro Power Station


Kareeya Hydro Power Station is located in Queensland
Kareeya Hydro Power Station


Location of Kareeya Hydro Power Station

CountryAustralia
Location
Far North Queensland
Coordinates17°46′4″S 145°34′40″E / 17.76778°S 145.57778°E / -17.76778; 145.57778Coordinates: 17°46′4″S 145°34′40″E / 17.76778°S 145.57778°E / -17.76778; 145.57778
StatusOperational
Commission date1957
Owner(s)Stanwell Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydroelectric
Power generation
Units operational4
Nameplate capacity88 MW (118,000 hp)

The Kareeya Hydro Power Station near Tully in Queensland, Australia in a hydroelectric power station that began generating power in 1957. It has a capacity of 88 megawatts (118,000 hp) which is fed[clarification needed] into the National Electricity Market.[1] The power station is owned by Stanwell Corporation.


Taking its name from the Aboriginal word meaning 'big water', the Kareeya Hydro project originally comprised construction of Koombooloomba Dam, the Tully Falls Weir and Kareeya Hydro power station.[1] A dam was needed for water storage because most of the rain in the area falls in the first few months of the year.[2] An intake tower is located in the weir, which directs water down a tunnel to the turbines in an underground power station below Tully Falls.


Planning for the project began in 1949 and it was intended to be operating by 1955.[2] Construction of a diversion tunnel started in early 1952. The 132 Kv transmission line was the first ever constructed in Queensland and the state's first use of steel towers for electricity distribution.[2] The last of the four generating sets was installed by mid-1959.


The power station's staff and families were provided accommodation in a small village, named Cardstone, located downstream from the plant.[2]



Upgrade


The power station was upgraded between 2005 and 2008. This has effectively extended the life of the power station by 25 years and increased capacity, generation, efficiency and availability.[1]



See also


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  • List of active power stations in Queensland


References




  1. ^ abc "Kareeya Hydro" (PDF). Our power stations: Hydro. Stanwell Corporation. March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ abcd Dunn, Col (1985). The History of Electricity in Queensland. Bundaberg: Col Dunn. pp. 98–103. ISBN 0-9589229-0-X.










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