List of natural gas power stations in Australia
Gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce. Thermal gas power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce. Reciprocating gas power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
New South Wales
[edit]Gas (turbine)
[edit]| Power station | Operator | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colongra | Snowy Hydro | 667 MW | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Liddell | AGL Energy | 50 MW | 2 | fuel oil | no |
| Tallawarra | EnergyAustralia | 435 MW | 2 | natural gas | yes |
| Smithfield | Visy[1] | 171 MW | 4 | natural gas | yes |
| Uranquinty | Origin Energy | 641 MW | 4 | natural gas | no |
Gas (reciprocating)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Engines | Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appin Mine | 55.6 MW | 54 | coalbed methane natural gas |
| Belrose | 4 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Earthpower Camellia | 3.9 MW | 3 | biogas |
| Jacks Gully | 2.3 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Lucas Heights I | 5.4 MW | 5 | landfill gas |
| Lucas Heights II | 17.3 MW | 15 | landfill gas |
| Sydney Water, Malabar | 3 MW | 3 | sewage gas |
| Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Tahmoor [1] | 7 MW | 7 | coalbed methane |
| Teralba | 8 MW | 8 | coalbed methane |
| Tower Mine | 41.2 MW | 40 | coalbed methane natural gas |
| Wilga | 11 MW | 11 | natural gas |
| Woodlawn | 4 MW | 4 | landfill gas |
| Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement[2] | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Woy Woy Landfill Gas Abatement [2] | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
State total (MW): 2129.7
Queensland
[edit]Gas (turbine)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Cycle | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcaldine | 55 MW | 2 | natural gas | Combined | |
| Braemar | 952 MW | 6 | coal seam gas | Open | |
| Bulwer Island, BP | 32 MW | 3 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
| Condamine | 144 MW | 3 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
| Darling Downs | 630 MW | 4 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
| Diamantina | 242 MW | 2 | coal seam gas | Combined | |
| Leichhardt | 60 MW | 1 | coal seam gas | Open | |
| Mackay Gas Turbine | 34 MW | 1 | oil | Open | |
| Mica Creek | 318 MW | 12 | natural gas | Combined | |
| Mount Stuart | 414 MW | 3 | kerosene | Open | |
| Oakey | 282 MW | 2 | natural gas | Open | |
| Phosphate Hill | 42 MW | 9 | natural gas | Combined | |
| Roma | 80 MW | 2 | natural gas | Open | |
| Swanbank E | 385 MW | 1 | natural gas/coal seam gas | Combined | [3] |
| Tarong Gas Turbine | 15 MW | 1 | diesel | Open | |
| Townsville | 242 MW | 2 | coal seam gas | Combined |
Gas (reciprocating)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Engines | Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Plains | 2.18 MW | 2 | landfill gas |
| Cannington, BHP[4] | 40.06 MW | 22 | natural gas / diesel |
| Condamine | 3 MW | 1 | coal seam gas |
| Coominya, AFC Abattoirs | 1.73 MW | 3 | natural gas |
| Daandine | 33 MW | 11 | coal seam gas |
| Luggage Point, Myrtletown | 3 MW | 2 | sewage gas |
| Middlemount[5] | 45 MW | 20 | coal seam gas |
| Moranbah[6] | 45 MW | 15 | coal seam gas |
| Mount Isa XPS41 | 47.5 MW | 19 | natural gas |
| Rochedale | 3.3 MW | 3 | landfill gas |
| Roghan Road | 1.95 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Stapylton | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Suntown, Arundel | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Swanbank B | 7 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Whitwood Road | 1.1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Molendinar | 0.7 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
State total (MW): 3713.52
South Australia
[edit]Gas (turbine)
[edit]| Power station | Owner/operator | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopers Brewer (Regency Park) | AGL Energy | 4.4 MW | 1 | natural gas | yes |
| Dry Creek | Synergen Power | 156 MW | 3 | natural gas | no |
| Hallett | Energy Australia | 180 MW | 12 | natural gas/diesel | yes[7] |
| Ladbroke Grove | Origin Energy | 80 MW | 2 | natural gas | no |
| Mintaro | Synergen Power | 90 MW | 1 | natural gas | no |
| Osborne | Osborne Cogeneration | 180 MW | 2 | natural gas | yes |
| Port Lincoln | Synergen Power | 73.5 MW | 3[7] | diesel | no |
| Quarantine | Origin Energy | 224 MW | 5 | natural gas | no |
| Pelican Point | Engie | 478 MW | 3 | natural gas | yes |
| Snuggery | Synergen Power | 63 MW | 3 | diesel | no |
| Whyalla Steelworks | Arrium | 8.4 MW | 2 | natural gas | no |
| Temporary Generation North[7](former Holden site) | SA Government | 154 MW | 5 | diesel | no |
| Temporary Generation South[7](Adelaide Desalination Plant) | SA Government | 123 MW | 4 | diesel | no |
The two "temporary generation" facilities were introduced by the South Australian government before the 2017-18 summer season using General Electric gas turbine generators. They are intended to be used only in extreme circumstances to support the grid following two widespread blackouts in 2016. They are installed at the sites of the former Holden factory in Elizabeth South and the Adelaide Desalination Plant at Lonsdale.[8]
Gas (thermal)
[edit]| Power station | Owner/operator | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrens Island | AGL Energy | 1,280 MW | 8 | natural gas |
| Whyalla Steelworks | Arrium | 57.5 MW | 3 | Coke Ovens and Blast Furnace Gas/Oil |
Gas (reciprocating)
[edit]| Power station | Owner/operator | Max. capacity | Engines | Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angaston | Snowy Hydro | 50 MW | 30 | diesel |
| Lonsdale | Snowy Hydro | 21 MW | 18 | diesel |
| Port Stanvac | Snowy Hydro | 58 MW | 36 | diesel |
| Kangaroo Island power station[9] | SA Power Networks | 6 MW | 3 | diesel |
| Blue Lake Milling Power Plant[7] | Vibe Energy | 1 MW | 1 | diesel |
| Tatiara Meats Bordertown | Vibe Energy | 1 MW | 1 | diesel |
| Pedler Creek Landfill | 3 MW | 3 | landfill gas | |
| Wingfield landfill | Energy Developments | 8 MW | 8 | landfill gas |
| Bolivar waste water treatment plant | SA Water | 9.9 MW | 4 | sewerage gas[7] |
| Barker Inlet Power Station | AGL Energy | 210 MW | 12 | natural gas |
State total (MW): 3519.7
Tasmania
[edit]Gas (thermal)
[edit]| Power station | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | hp | |||||
| Bell Bay | 41°8′31″S 146°54′9″E / 41.14194°S 146.90250°E | 240 | 321,845 | 2 | Natural gas | |
Gas (turbine)
[edit]| Power station | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | hp | ||||||
| Bell Bay | 41°8′31″S 146°54′9″E / 41.14194°S 146.90250°E | 135 | 181,038 | 3 | Natural gas | No | |
| Tamar Valley | 210 | 281,615 | 5 | Natural gas | Yes | ||
Note that the above three power stations are in fact the same power station listed upon commissioning after conversion to gas and recommissioning after a turbine upgrade. It has been decommissioned since 2009.
Gas (reciprocating)
[edit]| Power station | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Engines | Fuel type | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | hp | |||||
| McRobies Gully, South Hobart | 1 | 1,341 | 1 | Landfill gas | ||
| Launceston General Hospital, Launceston | 2 | 2,682 | 1 | Natural gas | ||
| Jackson Street, Glenorchy | 1.6 | 2,146 | 1 | Landfill gas | ||
State total (MW): 589.6
Victoria
[edit]Gas (turbine)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bairnsdale | 92 MW | 2 | natural gas | no | |
| Jeeralang | 432 MW | 7 | natural gas | no | |
| Laverton North | 320 MW | 2 | natural gas | no | |
| Longford | 31.8 MW | 6 | natural gas | no | |
| Mortlake | 550 MW | 2 | natural gas | no | |
| Somerton | 160 MW | 4 | natural gas | no | |
| Valley Power | 300 MW | 12 | natural gas | no |
Gas (thermal)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 500 MW | 1 | natural gas |
Gas (reciprocating)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Engines | Fuel type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boral Western Landfill, Ravenhall | 4.6 MW | 4 | landfill gas | |
| Broadmeadows | 6.2 MW | 6 | landfill gas | |
| Brooklyn Landfill and Waste Recycling Facility | 2.83 MW | 3 | landfill gas | |
| Clayton | 11 MW | 11 | landfill gas | |
| Corio (EDL) | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas | |
| Mornington Waste Disposal Facility | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas | |
| Morwell (Tramway Road) (HRL) | 5 MW | 1 | diesel | |
| Narre Warren | 7.2 MW | 5 | landfill gas | |
| Springvale | 4.2 MW | 4 | landfill gas | |
| Sunshine Energy Park | 8.7 MW | 1 | landfill gas | |
| Werribee (AGL Energy) | 7.8 MW | 7 | sewage gas | |
| Wyndham Waste Disposal Facility | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
State total (MW): 6946.33
Western Australia
[edit]Gas (turbine)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Lambert (Pilbara Iron) | 105 MW | 3 | natural gas | no |
| Cape Preston | 450 MW | 7 | natural gas | yes |
| Cawse | 21 MW | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Cockburn | 240 MW | 2 | natural gas | yes |
| Dampier | 120 MW | 3 | natural gas | no |
| Esperance (Burns and Roe Worley) | 33 MW | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Kambalda | 42 MW | 1 | natural gas | no |
| Kalgoorlie | 42 MW | 1 | natural gas | no |
| Kemerton (Transfield) | 260.9 MW | 2 | natural gas | no |
| Kwinana | 21 MW | 1 | natural gas | no |
| Kwinana - BP Refining | 120 MW | 3 | natural gas | yes |
| Kwinana - NewGen[10] | 320 MW | 1 | natural gas | yes |
| Kwinana - Tiwest | 36 MW | 1 | natural gas | no |
| Leinster | 42 MW | 1 | natural gas | |
| Mount Keith | 67 MW | 2 | natural gas | no |
| Mungarra | 112 MW | 3 | natural gas | no |
| Murrin Murrin (Minara Resources) | 76 MW | 3 | natural gas | yes |
| Neerabup | 330 MW | 2 | natural gas | no |
| Newman | 170 MW | 4 | natural gas/diesel | no |
| Parkeston | 110 MW | 3 | natural gas/diesel | no |
| Pinjar | 576 MW | 9 | natural gas/diesel | no |
| Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, Alcoa / AGL | 280 MW | 2 | natural gas | No |
| Port Hedland | 175 MW | 5 | natural gas/diesel | no |
| Paraburdoo (Pilbara Iron) | 155 MW | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Worsley Alumina Power Station | 120 MW | 1 | natural gas | yes |
Gas (thermal)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capel (Iluka Resources) | 6.5 MW | 1 | waste gas |
| Kwinana Alumina Refinery, Alcoa | 74.5 MW | 7 | natural gas |
| Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, Alcoa | 95 MW | 4 | natural gas |
| Telfer Gold Mine, Newcrest | 135 MW | 3 | natural gas |
| Wagerup Alumina Refinery, Alcoa | 98 MW | 4 | natural gas |
Gas (reciprocating)
[edit]| Power station | Max. capacity | Engines | Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas (Mirrabooka) | 1.1 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Canning Vale | 4 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Carnarvon | 15.27 MW | 3 | natural gas |
| Dongara | 1.6 MW | 3 | natural gas |
| Henderson (Wattleup) | 2.13 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Jundee (Northern Star Ltd) | 13.2 MW | 6 | natural gas |
| Kalamunda | 1.9 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Kelvin Road, Gosnells | 2 MW | 2 | landfill gas |
| Leonora | 3.2 MW | 5 | natural gas |
| Millar Road, Rockingham | 1.6 MW | 2 | landfill gas |
| Mount Magnet | 1.9 MW | 1 | natural gas |
| Plutonic (Billabong Gold) | 16 MW | 4 | natural gas |
| Red Hill | 3.65 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| South Cardup | 3.3 MW | 3 | landfill gas |
| Tamala Park | 4.65 MW | 1 | landfill gas |
| Wiluna (Blackham Resources) | 9 MW (mothballed,
4 sets operational) |
3 | natural gas |
| Windimurra | 13 MW | 4 | natural gas |
| Wodgina Tantalum Mine | 8.82 MW | 10 | natural gas |
| Woodman Point | 1.8 MW | 3 | sewage gas |
State total (MW): 4541.02
See also
[edit]
- List of power stations in Australia
- List of coal power stations
- List of coal fired power stations in Australia
- List of largest power stations in the world
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