Ord River Hydro Power Station is ahydroelectricpower station operated byPacific Blue. It is located on theOrd River inWestern Australia.[1][2][3] It has fourturbines, with a generating capacity of 30 megawatts (40,000 hp) ofelectricity.[4]
The power station was opened on 10 May 1996[1] and began generating power in April 1997, with four 7.5 megawatts (10,100 hp) turbines. It supplies electricity to the nearbyArgyle Diamond Mine, and the towns ofKununurra andWyndham.[3][5][6][7]
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