Principal Power Stations In Australia

These figures were sourced from Between a rock and a hard place. The science of geosequestration published by The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation, August 2007.

New South Wales

Name	Operator	Plant type	Primary fuel	Year commissioned	Capacity (MW)
Eraring	Eraring Energy	Steam	Black coal	1982-84	2640.0
Bayswater	Macquarie Generation	Steam	Black coal	1982-84	2640.0
Liddell	Macquarie Generation	Gas turbines	Oil products	1988	5.0
Liddell	Macquarie Generation	Steam	Black coal	1971-73	2,000.0
Vales Point B	Delta Electricity	Steam	Black coal	1978	1320.0
Mt Piper	Delta Electricity	Steam	Black coal	1992-93	1320.0
Wallerawang C	Delta Electricity	Steam	Black coal	1976-80	1000.0
Munmorah	Delta Electricity	Steam	Black coal	1969	600.0
Shoalhaven	Eraring Energy	Pump storage	Water	1977	240.0
Smithfield	Sithe Energies	Combined cycle	Natural gas	1997	160.0
Redbank	National Power	Steam	Black coal	2001	150.0
Blowering	Snowy Hydro	Hydro	Water	1969	80.0
Hume NSW	Eraring Energy	Hydro	Water	1957	29.0
Tumut 1	Snowy Hydro	Hydro	Water	1973	1500.0
Murray 1	Snowy Hydro	Hydro	Water	1967	950.0
Murray 2	Snowy Hydro	Hydro	Water	1969	550.0
Tumut 2	Snowy Hydro	Hydro	Water	1959	329.6
Tumut 3	Snowy Hydro	Hydro	Water	1962	286.4
Guthega	Snowy Hydro	Hydro	Water	1955	60.0

Victoria

Name	Operator	Plant type	Primary fuel	Year commissioned	Capacity (MW)
Loy Yang A	Loy Yang Power	Steam	Brown coal	1984-87	2,120.0
Hazelwood	Hazelwood Power Partnership	Steam	Brown coal	1964-71	1,600.0
Yallourn W	TRU Energy	Steam	Brown coal	1973-75, 1981-82	1480.0
Loy Yang B	IPM Eagle	Steam	Brown coal	1993-96	1000.0
Newport	Ecogen Energy	Steam	Natural gas	1980	510.0
Jeeralang A and B	Ecogen Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1979, 1980	449.0
Valley Power	Snowy Hydro	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2002	300.0
Morwell	Energy Brix	Steam	Brown coal	1958, 1962, 1958-59	195.0
Anglesea	Alcoa	Steam	Brown coal	1969	160.0
Somerton	AGL	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2002	150.0
McKay Creek	AGL	Hydro	Water	1960	150.0
Dartmouth	AGL	Hydro	Water	1980	150.0
Eildon	AGL	Hydro	Water	1956-57	120.0
Bairnsdale	Alinta	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2001	92.0
West Kiewa	AGL	Hydro	Water	1955-56	62.0
Hume VIC	Eraring Energy	Hydro	Water	1957	29.0

Queensland

Name	Operator	Plant type	Primary fuel	Year commissioned	Capacity (MW)
Gladstone	Comalco/NRG	Steam	Black coal	1976-82	1680.0
Tarong	Tarong Energy	Steam	Black coal	1984-86	1400.0
Stanwell	Stanwell Corporation	Steam	Black coal	1993-96	1400.0
Callide C	CS Energy	Steam	Black coal	2001	900.0
Millmerran	Intergen	Steam	Black coal	2002	852.0
Callide B	CS Energy	Steam	Black coal	1988-89	700.0
Swanbank B	CS Energy	Steam	Black coal	1970-73	500.0
Wivenhoe	Tarong Energy	Pump storage	Water	1984	500.0
Tarong North	Tarong Energy	Steam	Black coal	2002	443.0
Swanback E	CS Energy	Combined cycle	Natural gas	2002	385.0
Mt Stuart	Origin Energy	Gas turbines	Oil products	1998	304.0
Oakey	Oakey Power Holdings	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2000	288.0
Yabulu	Transfield Holdings	Combined cycle	Natural gas	2005	240.0
Collinsville	Transfield Holdings	Steam	Black coal	1998	188.0
Mica Creek	CS Energy	Combined cycle	Natural gas	1997-2001	158.0
Mica Creek	CS Energy	Steam	Natural gas	1998	132.0
Mica Creek	CS Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1997	35.0
Kareeya	Stanwell Corporation	Hydro	Water	1957-59	84.0
Roma	Origin Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1999	80.0
Barron Gorge	Stanwell Corporation	Hydro	Water	1963	60.0
Barcaldine	Enertrade	Combined cycle	Natural gas	1996	57.0
Mackay	Stanwell Corporation	Gas turbines	Oil products	1976	34.0

South Australia

Name	Operator	Plant type	Primary fuel	Year commissioned	Capacity (MW)
Torrens Island	TRU Energy	Steam	Natural gas	1977, 1967	1280.0
Northern	NRG Flinders	Steam	Brown coal	1985	530.0
Pelican Point	International Power	Combined cycle	Natural gas	2000	478.0
Thomas Playford B	NRG Flinders	Steam	Brown coal	1960	240.0
Osborne	ATCO Energy	Combined cycle	Natural gas	1998	185.0
Hallet	AGL	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2002	183.0
Dry Creek	International Power	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1973	156.0
Quarantine	Origin Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2002	92.0
Mintaro	International Power	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1984	90.0
Ladbroke Grove	Origin Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2000	84.0
Snuggery	International Power	Gas turbines	Oil products	1978-97	63.0
Port Lincoln	International Power	Gas turbines	Oil products	1998-00	50.0
Angaston	Infratil Energy Australia	Internal combustion	Oil products	2005	40.0

Western Australia

Name	Operator	Plant type	Primary fuel	Year commissioned	Capacity (MW)
Muja	Verve Energy	Steam	Black coal	1985-86, 1981, 1965	1040.0
Kwinana WPC	Verve Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1972	21.0
Kwinana WPC	Verve Energy	Steam	Multi-fuel	1976, 1970	880.0
Pinjar	Verve Energy	Gas turbines	Multi-fuel	1990-92, 1996	586.0
Collie	Verve Energy	Steam	Black coal	1999	330.0
Cockburn	Verve Energy	Combined cycle	Natural gas	2003	240.0
Worsley WPC	Verve Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	2000	120.0
Mungarra	Verve Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1990-91	112.0
Kalgoorlie	Verve Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1984-90	62.0
Tiwest	Verve Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1999	36.0
Albany	Verve Energy	Wind	Wind	2001	22.0
Geraldton	Verve Energy	Gas turbines	Natural gas	1973	21.0
Wellington Dam	Verve Energy	Hydro	Water	1992	2.0
Bremer Bay	Verve Energy	Wind	Wind	2005	0.6

Tasmania

Name	Operator	Plant type	Primary fuel	Year commissioned	Capacity (MW)
Gordon	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1978	432.0
Poatina	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1964	300.0
Bell Bay	Hydro Tasmania	Steam	Natural gas	1971	240.0
Reece	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1986	231.20
John Butters	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1992	144.0
Tungatinah	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1953	132.5
Tarraleah	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1938	90.0
Cethana	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1971	85.0
Liapootah	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1960	83.7
Tribute	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1994	82.8
Trevallyn	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1955	80.0
Bastyan	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1983	79.9
Mackintosh	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1982	79.9
Woolnorth	Hydro Tasmania	Wind	Wind	2002-04	64.5
Devils Gate	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1969	60.0
Lemonthyme	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1969	51.0
Catagunyah	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1962	48.0
Fisher	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1973	42.0
Wayatinah	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1957	42.0
Meadowbank	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1967	40.0
Lake Echo	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1956	32.4
Wilmot	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1971	30.6
Paloona	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1972	28.0
Repulse	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1968	28.0
Currie	Hydro Tasmania	Reciprocating Engine	Oil products	1952	20.0
Cluny	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1968	17.0
Butlers Gorge	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1951	12.2
Rowallan	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1968	10.4
Lake Margaret	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	1995	8.4
Whitemark	Hydro Tasmania	Reciprocating Engine	Oil products	-	6.0
Tods Corner	Hydro Tasmania	Hydro	Water	-	1.6
Currie	Hydro Tasmania	Wind	Wind	1998	0.8