Overview
Project overview
The Tarraleah hydropower scheme has been generating clean energy for more than 85 years. It plays an important role in Tasmania's energy system, generating 7.3% of Tasmania's energy every year. Its ageing condition presents growing risks to reliability, operational performance and long-term resilience. It requires significant investment to facilitate continued safe and reliable operation.
Hydro Tasmania is proposing a full redevelopment of the existing Scheme to deliver a modern, efficient and flexible generation asset capable of supporting Tasmania's future energy needs and providing the flexibility to adapt to changing national market conditions.
A full redevelopment would replace ageing infrastructure with a new power station and pressurised water conveyance system. The conveyance would connect to a new water intake at Lake King William. There is also around 15 kms of new transmission line required.
Project status
Hydro Tasmania is advancing the technical, commercial, environmental and social work required to support a Final Investment Decision.
Procurement for the Tarraleah Redevelopment Project has commenced, with the first stage involving the release of Requests for Proposal to procure an EPC Contractor and E&M supplier. The next stage, once approved, would be the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase of procurement.
Hydro Tasmania is also progressing local, State and Commonwealth approvals for the Project. The Commonwealth environmental approvals are well advanced, with the EPBC Referral currently being assessed. Hydro Tasmania has prepared an Environmental Impact Statement and is currently preparing the accompanying Development Application.
Engaging local suppliers
The successful EPC Contractor will be responsible for providing opportunities to local suppliers, guided by Hydro Tasmania's requirements around local content and participation.
Our project can provide opportunities for suitably qualified and experienced suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and other service providers.
We are committed to ensuring local content and First Nations participation. Utilising the Industry Capability Network (ICN) Tasmania is a central part of our approach to achieve this.
We'll also have targets for skills and training development when we get to the construction contract stage.
Register your interest
Businesses interested in working on this Project are strongly encouraged to set up a company profile on ICN Tasmania Gateway.
By creating a profile that accurately and effectively represents your business, you can ensure your business is ready for future opportunities.
By registering your business profile, you will be able to submit EOIs and you can activate notifications for the industries and capabilities you want to receive work package alerts from.
Expressions of interest in future opportunities
Below are future opportunities that we expect will be required by the EPC Contractor for construction. Interested suppliers, contractors and service providers are encouraged to find opportunities relevant and aligned to your business capability and submit your expression of interest. This will remain open for the RFP period of procurement (to May 2026). Information submitted will then be shared with the two EPC Tenderers who enter the ECI phase. They will establish their own project portal and provide further details through that phase.
