The Drop Hydro Power Station is a Pacific Blue hydroelectric power station on the Mulwala Canal, near Berrigan, New South Wales, Australia. It has one turbine, with a generating capacity of 2.5 megawatts (3,400 hp) of electricity.[1][2]

The Drop Hydro
"The Drop" on the Mulwala canal
Map
Country
  • Australia
LocationMelrose Lane, Lalalty
Coordinates35°46′34″S 145°45′12″E / 35.7761268°S 145.7533079°E / -35.7761268; 145.7533079
Commission date2000
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2.5 MW
Sign at "The Drop"

The power station was completed in November 2002, and is Australia's first hydroelectric power station built on an irrigation canal.

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  1. ^ "The Drop Hydro". Pacific Blue. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "The Drop hydro plant" (PDF). Pacific Blue.

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