Murray Hydroelectric Power Station#Murray-2
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Murray 1
| name_official = Murray One Hydroelectric Power Station
| image = Snowy hydro murray 1 machine hall floor.jpg
| image_caption = The machine hall floor of Murray 1 Power Station
| image_alt =
| coordinates = {{coord|36|14|49|S|148|11|25|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline}}
| country = Australia
| location = Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
| status = O
| construction_began =
| opening = 1967
| demolished =
| cost =
| owner = Snowy Hydro
| operator =
| res_name = Geehi Reservoir
| res_capacity_total = {{convert|21093|ML|e6ft3|abbr=unit}}
| lower_res_name = Murray 2 Pondage
| lower_res_capacity_total = {{convert|2344|ML|e6ft3|abbr=unit}}
| plant_pumpgenerators = 10
| plant_turbines =
| plant_pumps =
| plant_hydraulic_head = {{cvt|460.2|m}}
| plant_capacity = {{convert|950|MW|e6hp|abbr=unit}}
| plant_capacity_factor =
| plant_annual_gen = {{cvt|1413|GWh}}
| website =
| extra =
}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Murray 2
| name_official = Murray Two Hydroelectric Power Station
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| coordinates = {{coord|36|14|33|S|148|08|11|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline}}
| country = Australia
| location = Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
| status = O
| construction_began =
| opening = 1969
| demolished =
| cost =
| owner = Snowy Hydro
| operator =
| res_name = Murray 2 Pondage
| res_capacity_total =
| lower_res_name = Khancoban Reservoir
| lower_res_capacity_total = {{convert|26643|ML|e6ft3|abbr=unit}}
| plant_pumpgenerators =
| plant_turbines =
| plant_pumps =
| plant_hydraulic_head = {{cvt|264.3|m}}
| plant_capacity = {{cvt|550|MW}}
| plant_capacity_factor =
| plant_annual_gen = {{cvt|810|GWh}}
| website =
| extra =
}}
The Murray Region Hydroelectric Power Stations refers to two of the original seven hydroelectric power stations, both located near the town of Khancoban in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The two power stations are part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, a vast hydroelectricity and irrigation complex constructed in south-east Australia between 1949 and 1974 and now run by Snowy Hydro. Although both power stations are physically located in New South Wales, since 1 July 2008 all power generated has been allocated to the Victorian region of the National Electricity Market.{{cite web|url=http://www.aemo.com.au/Electricity/Planning/Related-Information/Generation-Information|title=Victoria: Existing & committed scheduled and semi-scheduled generation|work=Generation Information|format=MS Excel (requires download)|year=2013|publisher=Australian Energy Market Operator|access-date=13 May 2013}} The stations are not located on the Murray River; their names derive from the fact that their tailwaters ultimately drain into the Murray, via the Swampy Plain River.
These two stations are connected to the National Electricity Market via the TransGrid 330 kV Murray Switching Station (and the 330/132 kV substation for Guthega Power Station, Jindabyne Pumping Station & Jindabyne Dam Wall Mini Hydro Power Stations), {{cvt|1.56|km}} south-east of Khancoban.
Stations
=Murray 1 Station=
Murray 1 Power Station is located {{cvt|6.5|km|0}} south-east of Khancoban along the Alpine Way. The conventional gravity-fed hydroelectric power station has ten vertical UK-manufactured Francis, Boving Engineering turbines, each fitted with ASEA-manufactured generators, with a combined generating capacity of {{convert|950|MW|e6hp|abbr=unit}} of electricity. The power station was completed in 1967, and has {{cvt|460.2|m}} rated head. Fed by natural inflow, supplemented by the pumped flows of the Snowy-Geehi Haupt tunnel from Island Bend Pondage, it receives water from the Geehi Reservoir on the Geehi River and discharges into the Murray 2 Pondage.{{cite web|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=43176|title=Murray-1 Hydroelectric Power Plant Australia|work=Global Energy Observatory|date=11 May 2012|access-date=12 May 2013}} The station is capable of producing enough electricity to supply over 95,000 homes.{{cite web|url=http://alpineway.com.au/explore-the-alpine-way/attractions/murray-1-power-station-and-visitors-centre/|title=Murray 1 Power Station and Visitors Centre|work=Kosciuszko Alpine Way|year=2013|access-date=12 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.snowyhydro.com.au/energy/hydro/power-stations/|publisher=Snowy Hydro|title=Power Stations|access-date=13 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213040013/http://www.snowyhydro.com.au/energy/hydro/power-stations/|archive-date=13 December 2012}}
Murray 1 will undergo a series of outages, from 2013 to 2022 inclusive, in order to complete maintenance on each turbine and generator.{{cite web|url=http://www.aemo.com.au/Electricity/Planning/Related-Information/Generation-Information|title=Victoria: Victoria Summary|work=Generation Information|format=MS Excel (requires download)|year=2013|publisher=Australian Energy Market Operator|access-date=13 May 2013}}
Murray 1 Power Station Lookout is located opposite Murray 1 Hydroelectric Power Station across Khancoban Back Creek, 8 km south-east on the Alpine Way from the Snowy Hydro Visitor Centre in association with Khancoban Visitor Centre.
=Murray 2 Power Station=
Murray 2 Power Station is located approximately {{cvt|2.5|km}} south of Khancoban along the Alpine Way. The conventional gravity-fed hydroelectric power station has four vertical Francis turbines, of Hitachi manufacturing in Japan, each coupled to ASEA generators, with a combined generating capacity of {{Cvt|550|MW}} of electricity. This site was the first use of Japanese supply of large electrical and mechanical components in the Snowy Scheme. The power station was completed in 1969, and has {{cvt|264.3|m}} rated head. Fed by the water discharged from Murray 1 Power Station into the Murray Two Pondage, Murray 2 Power Station discharges water into the Khancoban Pondage, and into the Swampy Plain River.{{cite web|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=43177|title=Murray-2 Hydroelectric Power Plant Australia|work=Global Energy Observatory|date=11 May 2012|access-date=12 May 2013}}
Murray 2 will undergo a series of outages, during 2020 to 2022 inclusive, in order to complete maintenance on two of the turbines and generators.
Gallery
SnowyHydro-Murray-1.jpg|An exterior view of the Murray 1 Power Station.
See also
{{stack|{{Portal|Energy|Australia}}}}