List of power stations in Western Australia

This is a list of active power stations in Western Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.

Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Total max. capacity: 2317 MW

Power station Max. Capacity Turbines Coal Type Mine type Conveyance Cooling Water
Bluewaters 416 MW 2 bituminous open cut conveyor fresh
Collie 300 MW 1 bituminous open cut conveyor fresh
Kwinana (Retired 2015) 640 MW 4 bituminous open cut rail, conveyor, road seawater
Muja 854 MW 4 bituminous open cut conveyor fresh
Worsley Alumina Power Station 107 MW 4 bituminous open cut rail fresh

Gas turbine

These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Total max. capacity: 4314 MW

Power station Capacity (MW) Turbines Fuel type Combined cycle
Cape Lambert (Pilbara Iron) 105 3 natural gas no
Cape Preston 450 7 natural gas yes
Cawse 21 4 natural gas no
Cockburn 240 2 natural gas yes
Dampier 120 3 natural gas no
Esperance (Burns and Roe Worley) 33 4 natural gas no
Kambalda 42 1 natural gas no
Kalgoorlie 42 1 natural gas no
Kemerton 260.9 2 natural gas no
Kwinana 21 1 natural gas no
Kwinana Cogeneration Plant - Kwinana Oil Refinery 120 3 natural gas yes
Kwinana - NewGen[1] 320 1 natural gas yes
Kwinana - Tiwest 36 1 natural gas no
Leinster 42 1 natural gas no
Merredin 82 2 natural gas/diesel no
Mount Keith 67 2 natural gas no
Mungarra 112 3 natural gas no
Murrin Murrin (Minara Resources) 76 3 natural gas yes
Neerabup 330 2 natural gas no
Newman 170 4 natural gas/diesel no
Parkeston 110 3 natural gas/diesel no
Pinjar 576 9 natural gas/diesel no
Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia / AGL 280 2 natural gas No
Port Hedland (Alinta) 175 5 natural gas/diesel no
Paraburdoo (Pilbara Iron) 155 4 natural gas no
South Hedland (Transalta) 155 3 natural gas/diesel yes
Telfer Gold Mine, Newcrest Mining 135 3 natural gas no
Worsley Alumina Power Station 120 1 natural gas yes

Gas (thermal)

These power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Total max. capacity: 274 MW

Power station Max. Capacity (MW) Turbines Fuel type
Capel (Iluka Resources) 6.5 1 waste gas
Kwinana Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia 74.5 7 natural gas
Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia 95 4 natural gas
Wagerup Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia 98 4 natural gas

Gas (reciprocating)

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Total max. capacity: 108 MW

Power station Max. Capacity (MW) Engines Fuel type
Atlas (Mirrabooka) 1.1 1 landfill gas
Canning Vale 4 1 landfill gas
Carnarvon 15.27 3 natural gas
Dongara 1.6 3 natural gas
Henderson (Wattleup) 2.13 1 landfill gas
Jundee (Northern Star Ltd) 13.2 6 natural gas
Kalamunda 1.9 1 landfill gas
Kelvin Road, Gosnells 2 2 landfill gas
Leonora 3.2 5 natural gas
Millar Road, Rockingham 1.6 2 landfill gas
Mount Magnet 1.9 1 natural gas
Plutonic (Billabong Gold) 16 4 natural gas
Red Hill 3.65 1 landfill gas
South Cardup 3.3 3 landfill gas
Tamala Park 4.65 1 landfill gas
Wiluna (Blackham Resources) 9 (mothballed) 4 sets operational 3 natural gas
Windimurra 13 4 natural gas
Wodgina Tantalum Mine 56 28[2] natural gas
Woodman Point 1.8 3 sewage gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Total max. capacity: 32 MW

Power station Max. Capacity Turbines Pumped storage
Ord River Hydro 30 MW 4 no

Wind farms

These wind farm power stations use the power of the wind to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Total max. capacity: 1012 MW

Power station Max. Capacity (MW) Turbines
Albany 21.6 12
Alinta (Walkaway Wind Farm) 90 54
Badgingarra Wind Farm 130 37
Blairfox Beros Road Wind Farm 9.5 19
Blairfox Karakin Wind Farm 5 10
Blairfox West Hills Wind Farm 5 10
Bremer Bay Wind Farm 0.6 1
Collgar Wind Farm 206 111
Denmark Community Wind Farm 1.4 2
Emu Downs 79.2 48
Grasmere Wind Farm 13.8 6
Kalbarri Wind Farm 1.6 2
Mt Barker Wind Farm 2.4 3
Mumbida Wind Farm 55 22
Nine Mile Beach 3.6 6
Ten Mile Lagoon 2.03 9
Warradarge Wind Farm 180 51
Yandin Wind Farm 212 51

Biomass combustion

These power stations burn biomass (biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Total max. capacity: 6 MW

Power station Max. Capacity Turbines Fuel Type Conveyance
Ord Sugar Mill, Kununurra 6 MW 1 bagasse on-site

Solar Photovoltaic

These power stations use a semiconductor device that converts sunlight into electricity.

Total max. capacity: 191 MW

Power station Max. Capacity Solar Panels
Emu Downs Solar Farm[3] 20 MW 75,000
Greenough River Solar Farm[4] 40 MW
Merredin Solar Farm 100 MW 360,000
Northam Solar Farm 10 MW 33,600
Ambri Solar Farm 1 MW
Badgingarra Solar Farm 19.25 MW 62,000

See also

References

  1. "NewGen Kwinana Power Station". ERM Power. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. http://contractpower.com.au/2019/08/29/mineral-resources-wodgina/
  3. "WA's first co-located wind and solar farm completed at Emu Downs - Australian Renewable Energy Agency". Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  4. "Greenough River Solar Farm". Verve energy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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