The Latest Breaking News from Hydro Tasmania

Power supply 'secure' after fire guts hydro station

A major hydroelectric power plant has gone up in flames, with fire crews working through the night to bring the blaze under control.

AAP · Sep 3

'Real fears' for major smelter without new power deal

One of Australia's big four aluminium smelters is without a long-term power deal, with stalled negotiations raising questions about its future.

AAP · Aug 18

Power deal inked to secure smelter's short-term future

A 12-month power deal has guaranteed the short-term future of a 70-year-old aluminium smelter that employs more than 500 people.

AAP · Nov 4, 2025

Tasmanian man wins worker's compensation claim after falling during dog walk while on-call

A Tasmanian man who fell and broke his leg while walking his dog wins his worker's compensation claim, after a court ruled it happened in the course of his employment as he was on-call at the time.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Hundreds of Tasmanians lodge claims with insurance companies after severe floods

Tasmanians have begun assessing the damage from last week's devastating floods as hundreds wait to hear back from their insurance companies.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Lake Pedder, a dam on a fault line and a Tasmanian town downstream — but what's the risk?

A Tasmanian government business will reinforce a Lake Pedder dam over earthquake concerns, but risk assessments over what would unfold if it failed have not been made public.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Fork in the road: can Tasmania unwind the environmental damage at Lake Pedder?

Christine Milne argues the glory of restored Tasmanian lake, drowned in 1972, would outweigh benefits of energy it generates

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

Tasmania's hydro storage drops below 'prudent level' after dry months, but experts not concerned yet

The spectre of near-empty dams looms large in the minds of Tasmanians who recall the 2016 electricity crisis — but despite coming off the driest summer to autumn period on record and falling levels heading into drier months, experts say there is no need for alarm.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

No guarantee Tasmanian households won't be hardest hit by Marinus Link bill

It was the hot topic of letters between former PM Scott Morrison and the Tasmanian government — and it appears there's still no guarantee Australia's poorest state won't pay half the cost of a massive new power project but reap only a fraction of the benefits.

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

Tasmania's link to Australia's National Electricity Market explained

In 2016, Tasmania was on the brink of being powerless when its undersea electricity cable broke and its dams were nearly empty. But these days it can produce more than enough power locally to supply homes and businesses. So, should the island unplug from the rest of Australia?

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022