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Factsheet Wivenhoe Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Station

WIVENHOE PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION About CleanCo CleanCo is Queensland’s publicly owned clean energy generator, with a current trading portfolio of 1, 120 MW in the National Energy Market (NEM). CleanCo has a target to support 1, 000 MW of new renewable energy generation by 2025 and will achieve this by building, owning and operating renewable energy projects and by supporting investment in other new renewable energy projects. CleanCo’s foundation assets include the Wivenhoe pumped storage hydroelectric power station, Swanbank E gas-fired power station, and three Location: Commissioned: hydroelectric power stations in Far North Queensland: Wivenhoe Pocket via 1984 Barron Gorge, Kareeya and Koombooloomba. Fernvale in South East Capacity: Queensland 570 megawatts (MW) OUR FOUNDATION ASSETS About Wivenhoe Power Station Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Commissioned in 1984, Wivenhoe Power Power Station 66 MW Station is the only pumped storage hydroelectric plant in Queensland and Kareeya Hydroelectric provides fast ramping capability to support Power Station 88 MW a stable electricity supply. Wivenhoe’s two 285 MW generators are the largest Cairns Koombooloomba hydromachines in Australia, weighing 1, 500 tonnes each. Hydroelectric Power Station Using electricity from the grid, Wivenhoe Power Station 7 MW pumps water uphill from Wivenhoe Dam, into Splityard Wivenhoe Creek Dam. Pumped Storage The water is stored at Splityard Creek Dam until it is Hydroelectric required for electricity generation, at which time the Power Station 570 MW water is released back downhill to the turbines at the power station to generate electricity. Brisbane The water then flows back into Wivenhoe Dam, where it can be pumped back uphill to Splityard Creek Dam to generate more electricity. In this way, Wivenhoe Power Swanbank E Station works like a giant rechargeable battery. Power Station 385 MW.

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