The Drop Hydro, New South Wales

The Drop Hydro, New South Wales

The Drop Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Mulwala Canal, near Berrigan, New South Wales, Australia. It has one turbine, with a generating capacity of 2.5 MW of electricity.

The power station was completed in November 2002, and is Australia's first hydroelectric power station built on an irrigation canal.

External links

*Pacific Hydro page on [http://www.pacifichydro.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=125 The Drop]


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