Snowy Hydro

Snowy Hydro Limited

Formerly	Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority
Company type	Corporation
Industry	Energy
Founded	1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Founder	Government of Australia Government of New South Wales Government of Victoria
Headquarters	Cooma, New South Wales , Australia
Area served	New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Australian Capital Territory
Key people	David Knox (Chairman) Dennis Barnes (CEO)
Products	Electricity generation
Services	Electricity retailing, bulk water management
Revenue	$3.5 billion (2021/22)
Net income	$295 million (2021/22)
Number of employees	1,726 (2022)
Parent	Government of Australia
Subsidiaries	Red Energy Valley Power Peaking Facility
Website	www.snowyhydro.com.au

Snowy Hydro Limited is an electricity generation and retailing company in Australia that owns, manages, and maintains the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme that consists of nine hydro-electric power stations and sixteen large dams connected by 145 kilometres (90 mi) of tunnels and 80 kilometres (50 mi) of aqueducts located mainly in the Kosciuszko National Park. Snowy Hydro also owns and operates two gas-fired power stations in Victoria and one in New South Wales, three diesel power stations in South Australia and owns two electricity retailing businesses, Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

The company is owned by the Government of Australia^[1] and whilst not a statutory corporation, is established by the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949 (Cth). Prior to its incorporation under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the company was previously known as Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority.