The Snowy Mountains Scheme, also known as the Snowy Hydro [1] or the Snowy scheme, is a hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia. Near the border of New South Wales and Victoria , the scheme consists of sixteen major dams; nine power stations; two pumping stations; and 225 kilometres (140 mi) of tunnels, pipelines and ...

The Snowy Scheme consists of eight hydro power stations*, including two that are underground. Tumut 3 Power Station is a pumped-hydro facility which is capable of generating and pumping by recycling water between Talbingo Reservoir and Jounama Pondage.

2024年10月15日 · The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme was one of the most complex engineering projects in the world. Between 1949 and 1974 the workforce built seven power stations, 16 dams, 80 kilometres of aqueducts and 145 kilometres of tunnels as well as 1,600 kilometres of roads and train tracks.

The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme in New South Wales was nominated by the American Society of Engineers in 1967 as one of the engineering wonders of the world. The scheme brought thousands of migrants to Australia.

In NSW, the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric scheme was developed to divert the headwaters of the Snowy, Eucumbene and Murrumbidgee Rivers westward through the mountain range and provide extra waters fro the Murray irrigation areas.

Snowy Hydro has a long and proud history as an Australian company. The construction of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme is a well-documented part of our nation’s history and a leading example of Australian innovation and ingenuity.

Snowy 2.0 hydropower project will provide 2,200 megawatts (MW) of electricity, increasing the Snowy Scheme’s generating capacity to 6.3 from 4.1 Gigawatts. It will also triple the pumping capabilities that the Scheme has at its Tumut 3 power station.

The Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme is one of the most complex integrated water and hydroelectric power schemes in the world. In 1967, The American Society of Civil Engineers rated the scheme as one of the seven civil engineering wonders of the modern world.

2023年10月21日 · The Snowy Mountains Scheme is the largest hydro-electric scheme in Australia. It diverts the reliable waters of the south-flowing Snowy River, westwards, beneath the Great Dividing Range, and in doing so provides electric power and additional water for the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers to be used for irrigation.

This scheme diverts the Snowy and Eucumbene Rivers inland to provide irrigation water and a secure source of renewable energy. It includes 16 large dams, 225 kms of tunnels and aqueducts, a pumping station and seven power stations.