Eildon Pondage Power Station | |
Coordinates: | -37.2431°N 145.8975°W |
Country: | Australia |
Location: | Victorian Alps, Victoria |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1994 |
Opening: | 1995 |
Cost: | 14 million |
Owner: | Pacific Blue |
Lower Res Name: | Eildon Pondage |
Lower Res Capacity Total: | 5200ML |
Plant Capacity: | 4.5MW |
The Eildon Pondage Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Eildon Pondage at Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia. Eildon Pondage has one turbo generator, with a total generating capacity of of electricity. It is owned and operated by Pacific Blue, and the electricity produced is sold to electricity retailer TXU.[1]
Eildon Pondage re-uses the water from Eildon Power Station, which is stored in the pondage to ensure a controlled release into the Goulburn River downstream from Lake Eildon.