AGL plans for hydro delivery from Dartmouth as flood-spike fills storages |
First 8 of 8 paragraphs shown Michael Fraser, Managing Director told the market duding the South East Australia drought AGL was only able to draw on the 'drought resistant Kiewa Scheme". Climate change shifted rain bands North: It appeared AGL had lost about half of its hydro potential as climate change had shifted rain-bands, North. Dartmouth dry: Five years ago, AGL had purchased hydro assets, but was in the end was surprised by the drought. AGL summer Dartmouth tactics: The annual report said it, this way; " 52.6 per cent of Hydro capacity is now linked to drought resistant Kiewa Scheme - Eildon can deliver 80MW of generation out of 120MW capacity". Michael Fraser, Managing Director reported in the AGL 2010 Full Year Results, 12 months to 30 June 2010, published 26 August "Dartmouth has had good inflows over the last 12 months", and while it now had no electricity output, AGL expected the MDBA would soon release water whihc would enable generation AGL gets ready: Fraser told the market 'Re-commissioning works are underway to have the plant operational prior to the summer period. Current dam storage level has reached 34per cent of capacity with 90MW to 100MW of generation capacity (out of total 180MW) expected over summer ...Log in to read rest of Article or image. |