Liapootah is an 87.3MW hydro power project. It is located on Lower Derwent, Nive river/basin in Tasmania, Australia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1960. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Hydro-Electric.
Liapootah is a run-of-river project. The net head of the project is 103m. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 3 in number.
Development status
The project got commissioned in 1960.
Contractors involved
The English Electric was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of francis turbines, each with 29.1MW nameplate capacity.
The English Electric supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 31 MVA.
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