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 |
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