Corporate Body
Hydro Electric Department (1914 - 1930)
State of Tasmania
- From
- 1 January 1914
Tasmania, Australia - To
- 31 December 1930
Tasmania, Australia - Reference No
- TA1103
Summary
Hydro-electric power provided by public enterprise came to Tasmania as early as 1895. The present state-wide system however usually counts its history from a franchise to generate electricity issued to "Complex Ores Ltd" in 1909. The company later assigned its concession to the "Hydro-electric Power and Metallurgical Company Ltd". This company ran into financial difficulties and the state acquired the undertaking under the authority of the Hydro-Electric Purchase Act 1914 and vested it in the newly created Hydro-Electric Department.
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1914 - 1930 Hydro Electric Department
1930 - 1996 Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania
Ken McInnes
Created: 5 July 2023