Snowy 2.0 Pumped Storage Power Station
Sector: Hydro • Location: Australia
Source: WAMC
The Snowy 2.0 Pumped Storage Power Station is a giant power generation project in Australia designed to supply 2.2 gigawatts of capacity and 350,000 megawatt-hours of large-scale energy storage to the national electricity market. It acts like a giant battery enabling more wind and solar generation. The project includes one of the largest and deepest cavern excavations and the longest tunnels of an
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Hydro, Wind, Solar, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT)
- Location
- Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- WAMC
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Original status | under construction |
Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Snowy 2.0 Pumped Storage Power Station is a giant power generation project in Australia designed to supply 2.2 gigawatts of capacity and 350,000 megawatt-hours of large-scale energy storage to the national electricity market. It acts like a giant battery enabling more wind and solar generation. The project includes one of the largest and deepest cavern excavations and the longest tunnels of any pumped-hydro station ever built. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | Australia |
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Source | WAMC |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Hydro, Wind, Solar, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT) |
Article published date | 2025-12-20 |
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