The Drop Hydro

The Drop Hydro
"The Drop" on the Mulwala canal
Country	Australia
Location	Melrose Lane, Lalalty
Coordinates	35°46′34″S 145°45′12″E
Commission date	2000
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	2.5 MW

Sign at "The Drop"

The Drop Hydro Power Station is a Pacific Blue hydroelectric power station on the Mulwala Canal, near Berrigan, New South Wales, Australia. It has one turbine, with a generating capacity of 2.5 megawatts (3,400 hp) of electricity.[1][2]

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

References

1. "The Drop Hydro". Pacific Blue. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
2. "The Drop hydro plant" (PDF). Pacific Blue.

External links

• Pacific Blue - The Drop Hydro Plant