Bastyan Power Station
The Bastyan Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.
| Bastyan Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Bastyan Dam in Tasmania | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Western Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 41°43′48″S 145°31′48″E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Opening date | 1983 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Pieman River |
| Height | 75 metres (246 ft) |
| Length | 510 metres (1,670 ft) |
| Dam volume | 570 thousand cubic metres (20×106 cu ft) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Uncontrolled |
| Spillway capacity | 2,806 cubic metres per second (99,100 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Rosebery |
| Total capacity | 123,520 megalitres (4,362×106 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 1,397 square kilometres (539 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 74.4 hectares (184 acres) |
| Bastyan Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 41°43′48″S 145°31′48″E |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
| Commission date | 1993 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 61 metres (200 ft) |
| Turbines | 1 x 81 MW (109,000 hp) Fuji Francis turbine |
| Installed capacity | 81 megawatts (109,000 hp) |
| Capacity factor | 0.85 |
| Annual generation | 405 gigawatt-hours (1,460 TJ) |
| Website hydro | |
| [1] | |
Technical details
Part of the Pieman River scheme that comprises four hydroelectric power stations, the Bastyan Power Station is the third station in the scheme. The power station is located aboveground at the foot of the rock-filled concrete faced Bastyan Dam which forms Lake Rosebery. Water from the lake is fed to the power station near the centre of the dam wall by a 150-metre (490 ft) single penstock tunnel.[2]
The power station was commissioned in 1983 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and the station has one Fuji Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of 81 megawatts (109,000 hp) of electricity. The station output, estimated to be 405 gigawatt-hours (1,460 TJ) annually,[1] is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via a 13.8 kV/220 kV Fuji generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.[3]
The water discharged from the Bastyan Power Station flows into Lake Pieman for use in the Reece Power Station.
References
- "Register of Large Dams in Australia" (Excel (requires download)). Dams information. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- "Pieman". Energy. Hydro Tasmania. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- "Bastyan Power Station: Technical fact sheet" (PDF). Pieman Catchment. Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
External links
- "Pieman Sustainability Review: Information review of the Anthony-Pieman hydropower scheme" (PDF). Hydro Tasmania. February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.