Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Snowy_Mountains_Hydro-electric_Scheme
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Snowy_Mountains_Hydro-electric_Scheme_tunnels
gptkb:Snowy_Mountains,_Australia
gptkbp:annual_event over 5,000 G Wh
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Australian_National_Electricity_Market
gptkb:Snowy_Mountains_Scheme_Act_1949
gptkb:Snowy_Hydro_Limited
Snowy Scheme
gptkbp:benefits water supply
irrigation
recreational activities
flood mitigation
gptkbp:capacity 4,500 MW
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1949
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:1949
gptkb:1974
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:16
gptkbp:environmental_impact water quality changes
habitat disruption
altered river flows
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
gptkbp:key_figures provides peak load power
over 1,000 km of roads
contributes to 30% of NSW's energy needs
over 1,000 workers during peak construction
over 1,000,000 cubic meters of concrete
over 1,000,000 cubic meters of earth moved
over 100 km of tunnels
over 100 years of operation expected
over 200 km of power lines
over 30 dams
gptkbp:location gptkb:Snowy_Mountains,_Australia
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Snowy_Hydro_Limited
gptkbp:reservoir gptkb:Jindabyne_Dam
gptkb:Tantangara_Reservoir
gptkb:Eucumbene_River
gptkbp:type gptkb:railway_station