Somerset Dam Power Station Explained

Somerset Dam Power Station
Country:Australia
Location:Somerset, Queensland
Status:Operational
Ps Electrical Capacity:4.1 megawatts
Commissioned:1954

The Somerset Dam Power Station is a hydro power station at Somerset, South East Queensland, Australia. The plant is part of the Somerset Dam. It has a generating capacity of 4.1 megawatts. The power station is the oldest grid-connected hydro-electric station operating in Queensland.[1]

The 2010–2011 Queensland floods resulted in the station being flooded and needing a $11.6 million restoration.[2] It wasn't until 2019 that the plant began generating electricity again.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Somerset Dam, Stanley River, 1955- . Engineers Australia . 27 November 2023 .
  2. News: Caldwell . Felicity . 14 October 2016 . Somerset hydro-electric plant to be restarted for first time since 2011 flood . Brisbane Times . 12 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Somerset Dam fires up for renewable energy . Lynham . Anthony . 27 May 2019 . Government of Queensland . 12 October 2022 .