Power and Water Corporation, trading as PowerWater, is a corporation in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

of Australia owned by the

Government of the Northern Territory The Northern Territory Government is the executive branch of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory was formed in 1978 with the granting of self-government to the Territory. The Northern Territory is a territory of the Co ...

. It is the Northern Territory's only provider of

electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

, water and

sewerage Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff ( stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, and scr ...

services.

History

The Power and Water Corporation was formed on 1 July 2002, taking over from the former government utility, Power and Water Authority. Power and Water became the first government-owned corporation in the Northern Territory.

Electricity

There are three power networks, or

electricity grid An electrical grid (or electricity network) is an interconnected network for electricity delivery from producers to consumers. Electrical grids consist of power stations, electrical substations to step voltage up or down, electric power trans ...

s, in the NT, with each network the

Australian Energy Regulator The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is the regulatory authority for the wholesale electricity and gas markets in Australia. The AER is a part of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, and enforces the rules established by the Austr ...

managing investment and efficiency, while PowerWater manages the day-to-day-operations. These networks are: *The northern network, covering the area from Darwin in the north, to south of

Katherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

, servicing around 150,000 people *The

Tennant Creek Tennant Creek () is a town located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the Northern Territory#Cities and towns, seventh largest town in the Northern Territory, and is located on the Stuart Highway, just south of the intersection with ...

network services around 7,000 people in and around Tennant Creek *The southern electrical grid services the

Alice Springs Alice Springs () is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; it is the third-largest settlement after Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory, Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William ...

area, servicing around 28,000 people

Power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electr ...

s owned by PowerWater include the Channel Island Power Station, on

Darwin Harbour Darwin Harbour is a body of water close to the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional waterways of the Larrakia people. It opens to the north at a line from Charles Point in the west to Lee Point in the ...

's Middle Arm, which is the largest power station in the Northern Territory, and the Ron Goodin Power Station at

, the second-largest power station. The

Katherine Power Station Katherine Power Station is a natural gas-fired power station in the Northern Territory of Australia located at Cossack near the town of Katherine. The power station is owned and operated by Territory Generation and supplies the Darwin-Katherine ...

and the

Berrimah Power Station Berrimah Power Station is a kerosene-fuelled power station in Berrimah, Northern Territory Berrimah is an eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is on the traditional Cou ...

are linked to the Channel Island Power Station. The Darwin–

system links from the Channel Island Power Station to Berrimah and Katherine power stations. Other power stations in the territory include the McArthur River Power Station, the Tennant Creek Power Station, the Brewer Estate Power Station, and the Yulara Power Station. The Weddell Power Station was constructed in 2008–2014. The first two generators came on line in 2008–2009. The third generator was due to be completed in 2011–2012 but did not get commissioned until 2014. The power station added 30% capacity to Darwin's power supply.

Water

PowerWater is also responsible for management of sewerage and the major water catchments in the region. Water is mainly stored in the largest dam, The

Darwin River Dam The Darwin River Dam is in Australia's Northern Territory on the Darwin River, Northern Territory, Darwin River. The water catchment it contains is the major source for the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin. The dam can hold up to 259,00 ...

which holds up to 90% of Darwin's water supply. For many years, Darwin's principal water supply came from

Manton Dam Manton Dam is a small concrete arch dam on the Manton River, approximately south of Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia. The dam was originally constructed by the Department of Defence (Australia), Department of Defence during World War II t ...

References

External links

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PowerWater History
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