Koombooloomba Hydro Power Station, Queensland
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Koombooloomba Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Koombooloomba Dam
, Queensland
, Australia
. Koombooloomba has one turbo generator
, with a generating capacity of 7 MW of electricity
. The power station is owned by Stanwell Corporation
.
The power station was commissioned in 1999, capturing energy from existing water releases required for the operation of Kareeya Hydro Power Station.
Koombooloomba, Queensland
Koombooloomba was a small town in North during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station Queensland, Australia.There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Koombooloomba has one turbo generator
Electrical generator
In electricity generation, an electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. A generator forces electric charge to flow through an external electrical circuit. It is analogous to a water pump, which causes water to flow...
, with a generating capacity of 7 MW of electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
. The power station is owned by Stanwell Corporation
Stanwell Corporation
Stanwell Corporation is an electricity generation company in Australia. It is fully owned by the Queensland Government, and has a portfolio of generating sites using thermal coal, wind, and hydroelectric power in Queensland....
.
The power station was commissioned in 1999, capturing energy from existing water releases required for the operation of Kareeya Hydro Power Station.