Yarrawonga Weir Power Station

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Yarrawonga Weir Power Station
Yarrawonga Weir
Map
Country
  • Australia
Location
Coordinates36°00′33″S 145°59′56″E / 36.0093°S 145.999°E / -36.0093; 145.999
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1994
Operator(s)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 9.5 MW
Annual net output
  • 50 GWh
External links
Websitewww.agl.com.au/about-agl/how-we-source-energy/hydroelectric-power-stations?7zs43y=jpts1o

Yarrawonga Weir Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Lake Mulwala on the Murray River, Victoria, Australia. Yarrawonga Weir has a generating capacity of 9.5 megawatts (12,700 hp) of electricity.

It is a run-of-the-river generator with two Kaplan turbines each with a capacity to generate 4.75 MW. It was commissioned in 1994 and connects to the Victorian electricity grid at 22 kV.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hydroelectric Power Stations". AGL Energy. Retrieved 13 November 2021.