Part of the Pieman River scheme that comprises four hydroelectric power stations, the Reece Power Station is the final station in the scheme, before the water runs out to sea. The power station is located aboveground at the foot of the rock-filled concrete faced Reece Dam (also called the Lower Pieman Dam) which forms Lake Pieman. Water from the lake is fed to the power station into two independent 250-metre (820 ft)-long tunnels.[2]
The power station was commissioned in 1986 and 1987 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and the station has two FujiFrancisturbines, with a combined generating capacity of 238 megawatts (319,000 hp) of electricity. The station output, estimated to be 1,025 gigawatt-hours (3,690 TJ) annually,[1] is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via a 13.8 kV/220 kV Fuji generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.[3]
Etymologyedit
Both the power station and the dam are named in honour of Eric Reece, the Premier of Tasmania between 1958 and 1969 and again between 1972 and 1975. Reece was a firm proponent of the Hydro-Electric Commission and the development of hydroelectricity in Tasmania.[2]
^"Reece Power Station: Pieman Catchment" (PDF). Hydro Tasmania. (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
Further readingedit
(PDF). Hydro Tasmania. February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2015.
May 01, 2024
reece, power, station, conventional, hydroelectric, power, station, located, west, coast, region, tasmania, australia, reece, damlocation, reece, tasmaniacountryaustralialocationwest, coast, tasmaniacoordinates41, 72000, 13000, 72000, 13000purposepowerstatusop. The Reece Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in the West Coast region of Tasmania Australia Reece DamLocation of the Reece Dam in TasmaniaCountryAustraliaLocationWest Coast TasmaniaCoordinates41 43 12 S 145 07 48 E 41 72000 S 145 13000 E 41 72000 145 13000PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began1974Opening date1987Owner s Hydro TasmaniaDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment damImpoundsPieman RiverHeight122 metres 400 ft Length374 metres 1 227 ft Dam volume2 742 thousand cubic metres 96 8 10 6 cu ft Spillways1Spillway typeUncontrolledSpillway capacity4 742 cubic metres per second 167 500 cu ft s ReservoirCreatesLake PiemanTotal capacity300 200 megalitres 10 600 10 6 cu ft Catchment area2 653 square kilometres 1 024 sq mi Surface area222 hectares 550 acres Reece Power StationCoordinates41 43 25 S 145 08 10 E 41 72361 S 145 13611 E 41 72361 145 13611Operator s Hydro TasmaniaCommission date1987 1987 TypeConventionalHydraulic head92 metres 302 ft Turbines2 x Fuji Francis turbinesInstalled capacity238 megawatts 319 000 hp Capacity factor0 85Annual generation1 025 gigawatt hours 3 690 TJ Websitehydro wbr com wbr au wbr clean energy wbr our power stations wbr pieman 1 Contents 1 Technical details 2 Etymology 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingTechnical details editPart of the Pieman River scheme that comprises four hydroelectric power stations the Reece Power Station is the final station in the scheme before the water runs out to sea The power station is located aboveground at the foot of the rock filled concrete faced Reece Dam also called the Lower Pieman Dam which forms Lake Pieman Water from the lake is fed to the power station into two independent 250 metre 820 ft long tunnels 2 The power station was commissioned in 1986 and 1987 by the Hydro Electric Corporation TAS and the station has two Fuji Francis turbines with a combined generating capacity of 238 megawatts 319 000 hp of electricity The station output estimated to be 1 025 gigawatt hours 3 690 TJ annually 1 is fed to TasNetworks transmission grid via a 13 8 kV 220 kV Fuji generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard 3 Etymology editBoth the power station and the dam are named in honour of Eric Reece the Premier of Tasmania between 1958 and 1969 and again between 1972 and 1975 Reece was a firm proponent of the Hydro Electric Commission and the development of hydroelectricity in Tasmania 2 See also edit nbsp Renewable energy portal nbsp Australia portal nbsp Water portal List of power stations in TasmaniaReferences edit a b Register of Large Dams in Australia Dams information Australian National Committee on Large Dams 2010 Archived from the original Excel requires download on 12 December 2013 Retrieved 23 June 2015 a b Pieman Hydro Tasmania Retrieved 26 June 2023 Reece Power Station Pieman Catchment PDF Hydro Tasmania Archived PDF from the original on 26 June 2023 Retrieved 26 June 2023 Further reading edit 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 from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reece Power Station amp oldid 1176665203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
