Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station, Western Australia
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Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near Collie, Western Australia. It has one turbine, with a generating capacity of 2 MW of electricity.
The Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station is one of two hydro power stations in Western Australia.[1]
The power station was built in the 1950s.
Wellington Dam is the largest dam in the South West [2], and is fed by the Collie River.
In June/July 2008, the Water Corporation is intending to start a $41 million project to strengthen the dam wall.[3]
[edit] External links
- Verve Energy page on hydrolectricity
[edit] References
- ^ Verve Energy : Hydro Energy.
- ^ Department of Water :: Upper Collie. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Collie Mail: $41 million project for Wellington Dam. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.