Bastyan Power Station Explained

Bastyan Dam
Location Map:Australia Tasmania
Location Map Size:280
Location Map Caption:Location of the Bastyan Dam in Tasmania
Coordinates:-41.73°N 145.53°W
Country:Australia
Location:Western Tasmania
Purpose:P
Status:O
Owner:Hydro Tasmania
Dam Type:E
Dam Crosses:Pieman River
Spillway Count:1
Spillway Type:Uncontrolled
Res Name:Lake Rosebery
Plant Name:Bastyan Power Station
Plant Coordinates:-41.73°N 145.53°W
Plant Operator:Hydro Tasmania
Plant Type:C
Plant Turbines:1 x 81MW
Fuji Francis turbine
Plant Capacity Factor:0.85
Extra:[1]

The Bastyan Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.

Technical details

Part of the Pieman River scheme that comprises four hydroelectric power stations, the Bastyan Power Station is the third station in the scheme. The power station is located aboveground at the foot of the rock-filled concrete faced Bastyan Dam which forms Lake Rosebery. Water from the lake is fed to the power station near the centre of the dam wall by a 150m (490feet) single penstock tunnel.[2]

The power station was commissioned in 1983 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and the station has one Fuji Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of of electricity. The station output, estimated to be annually,[1] is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via a 13.8 kV/220 kV Fuji generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.[3]

The water discharged from the Bastyan Power Station flows into Lake Pieman for use in the Reece Power Station.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Register of Large Dams in Australia. Excel (requires download). Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. 23 June 2015. Dams information. 12 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212120804/http://www.ancold.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dams-Australia-2010-v1-for-website.xls. dead.
  2. Web site: Pieman. Energy. Hydro Tasmania. 4 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Bastyan Power Station: Technical fact sheet. Pieman Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. 18 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230618040802/https://www.hydro.com.au/docs/default-source/clean-energy/our-power-stations/power-station-fact-sheets/bastyan-power-station-fact-sheet.pdf?sfvrsn=5bcd9b28_2. 18 June 2023. dead.