| Paloona Dam | |
| Location Map: | Australia Tasmania |
| Location Map Size: | 280 |
| Location Map Caption: | Location of the Paloona Dam in Tasmania |
| Coordinates: | -41.28°N 146.24°W |
| Country: | Australia |
| Location: | Northern Tasmania |
| Purpose: | P |
| Status: | O |
| Owner: | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam Type: | E |
| Dam Crosses: | Forth River |
| Spillway Count: | 1 |
| Spillway Type: | Uncontrolled side channel |
| Res Name: | Lake Paloona |
| Plant Name: | Paloona Power Station |
| Plant Coordinates: | -41.2831°N 146.2489°W |
| Plant Operator: | Hydro Tasmania |
| Plant Type: | C |
| Plant Turbines: | 1 x 30MW Andritz Kaplan turbine |
| Plant Capacity Factor: | 0.8 |
| Extra: | [1] |
The Paloona Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in northern Tasmania, Australia.
Part of the MerseyForth scheme that comprises seven hydroelectric power stations, the Paloona Power Station is the final station in the scheme. The power station is located immediately below the rock-filled concrete faced Paloona Dam which forms Lake Paloona. Water from the lake is fed to the power station by a short single penstock under the dam.[2]
The power station was commissioned in 1972 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) with a Fuji Kaplan turbine, with a generating capacity of of electricity.[3]
In 2014 the turbine was upgraded to a more efficient Andritz Kaplan turbine, which also has a generating capacity of of electricity.[4]
The station output, estimated to be annually,[1] is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via an 11 kV/110 kV Siemens generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.[5]