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Appendix D–Principal power stations in Australia

State Name Operator Plant Type Primary Fuel Year of Commissioning Capacity (MW)
NSW Eraring Eraring Energy Steam  Black coal 1982-84 2,640.0
NSW Bayswater Macquarie Generation Steam Black coal 1982-84 2,640.0
NSW Liddell Macquarie Generation Gas turbines Oil products 1988 50.0
Macquarie Generation Steam Black coal 1971-73 2,000.0
NSW Vales Point B Delta Electricity Steam Black coal 1978 1,320.0
NSW Mt Piper Delta Electricity Steam Black coal 1992-93 1,320.0
NSW Wallerawang C Delta Electricity Steam Black coal 1976-80 1,000.0
NSW Munmorah Delta Electricity Steam Black coal 1969 600.0
NSW Shoalhaven Eraring Energy Pump storage Water 1977 240.0
NSW Smithfield Sithe Energies Combined cycle Natural gas 1997 160.0
NSW Redbank National Power Steam Black coal 2001 150.0
NSW Blowering Snowy Hydro Hydro Water 1969 80.0
NSW Hume NSW Eraring Energy Hydro Water 1957 29.0
NSW Tumut 1 Snowy Hydro Hydro Water 1973 1,500.0
NSW Murray 1 Snowy Hydro Hydro Water 1967 950.0
NSW Murray 2 Snowy Hydro Hydro Water 1969 550.0
NSW Tumut 2 Snowy Hydro Hydro Water 1959 329.6
NSW Tumut 3 Snowy Hydro Hydro Water 1962 286.4
NSW Guthega Snowy Hydro Hydro Water 1955 60.0
VIC Loy Yang A Loy Yang Power Steam Brown coal 1984-87 2,120.0
VIC Hazelwood Hazelwood Power Partnership Steam Brown coal 1964-71 1,600.0
VIC Yallourn W TRU Energy Steam Brown coal 1973-75 1,480.0
1981-82
VIC Loy Yang B IPM Eagle Steam Brown coal 1993-96 1,000.0
VIC Newport Ecogen Energy Steam Natural gas 1980 510.0
VIC Jeeralang A and B Ecogen Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1979 449.0
1980
VIC Valley Power Snowy Hydro Gas turbines Natural gas 2002 300.0
VIC Morwell Energy Brix Steam Brown coal 1958 195.0
1962
1958-59
VIC Anglesea  Alcoa Steam Brown coal 1969 160.0
VIC Somerton AGL  Gas turbines Natural gas 2002 150.0
VIC McKay Creek AGL Hydro Water 1960 150.0
VIC Dartmouth AGL Hydro Water 1980 150.0
VIC Eildon AGL Hydro Water 1956-57 120.0
VIC Bairnsdale Alinta Gas turbines Natural gas 2001 92.0
VIC West Kiewa AGL Hydro Water  1955-56 62.0
VIC Hume VIC Eraring Energy Hydro Water 1957 29.0
QLD Gladstone Comalco/NRG Steam Black coal 1976-82 1,680.0
QLD Tarong Tarong Energy Steam Black coal 1984-86 1,400.0
QLD Stanwell Stanwell Corporation Steam Black coal 1993-96 1,400.0
QLD Callide C CS Energy Steam Black coal 2001 900.0
QLD Millmerran Intergen Steam Black coal 2002 852.0
QLD Callide B CS Energy Steam Black coal 1988-89 700.0
QLD Swanbank B CS Energy Steam Black coal 1970-73 500.0
QLD Wivenhoe Tarong Energy Pump storage Water 1984 500.0
QLD Tarong North Tarong Energy Steam Black coal 2002 443.0
QLD Swanback E CS Energy Combined cycle Natural gas 2002 385.0
QLD Mt Stuart Origin Energy Gas turbines Oil products 1998 304.0
QLD Oakey Oakey Power Holdings Gas turbines Natural gas 2000 288.0
QLD Yabulu Transfield Holdings Combined cycle Natural gas 2005 240.0
QLD Collinsville Transfield Holdings Steam Black coal 1998 188.0
QLD Mica Creek CS Energy Combined cycle Natural gas 1997-2001 158.0
CS Energy Steam Natural gas 1998 132.0
CS Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1997 35.0
QLD Kareeya Stanwell Corporation Hydro Water 1957-59 84.0
QLD Roma Origin Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1999 80.0
QLD Barron Gorge Stanwell Corporation Hydro Water 1963 60.0
QLD Barcaldine Enertrade Combined cycle Natural gas 1996 57.0
QLD Mackay Stanwell Corporation Gas turbines Oil products 1976 34.0
SA Torrens Island TRU Energy Steam Natural gas 1977 1,280.0
1967
SA Northern NRG Flinders Steam Brown coal 1985 530.0
SA Pelican Point International Power Combined cycle Natural gas 2000 478.0
SA Thomas Playford B NRG Flinders Steam Brown coal 1960 240.0
SA Osborne ATCO Energy  Combined cycle Natural gas 1998 185.0
SA Hallet AGL Gas turbines Natural gas 2002 183.0
SA Dry Creek International Power Gas turbines Natural gas 1973 156.0
SA Quarantine Origin Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 2002 92.0
SA Mintaro International Power Gas turbines Natural gas 1984 90.0
SA Ladbroke Grove Origin Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 2000 84.0
SA Snuggery International Power Gas turbines Oil products 1978-97 63.0
SA Port Lincoln International Power Gas turbines Oil products 1998-00 50.0
SA Angaston Infratil Energy Australia Internal combustion Oil products 2005 40.0
WA Muja Verve Energy Steam Black coal 1985-86  1040.0
1981
1965
WA Kwinana WPC Verve Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1972 21.0
Steam Multi-fuel 1976 880.0
    1970  
WA Pinjar Verve Energy Gas turbines Multi-fuel 1990-92 586.0
1996
WA Collie Verve Energy Steam Black coal 1999 330.0
WA Cockburn Verve Energy Combined cycle Natural gas 2003 240.0
WA Worsley WPC Verve Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 2000 120.0
WA Mungarra Verve Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1990-91 112.0
WA Kalgoorlie Verve Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1984-90 62.0
WA Tiwest Verve Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1999 36.0
WA Albany  Verve Energy Wind Wind 2001 22.0
WA Geraldton Verve Energy Gas turbines Natural gas 1973 21.0
WA Wellington Dam Verve Energy Hydro Water 1992 2.0
WA Bremer Bay Verve Energy Wind  Wind 2005 0.6
TAS Gordon Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water  1978 432.0
TAS Poatina  Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1964 300.0
TAS Bell Bay Hydro Tasmania Steam Natural gas 1971 240.0
TAS Reece Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1986 231.2
TAS John Butters Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1992 144.0
TAS Tungatinah Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1953 132.5
TAS Tarraleah Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1938 90.0
TAS Cethana Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1971 85.0
TAS Liapootah Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water  1960 83.7
TAS Tribute  Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1994 82.8
TAS Trevallyn  Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1955 80.0
TAS Bastyan Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1983 79.9
TAS Mackintosh Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1982 79.9
TAS Woolnorth Hydro Tasmania Wind Wind 2002-04 64.5
TAS Devils Gate Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1969 60.0
TAS Lemonthyme Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1969 51.0
TAS Catagunyah Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1962 48.0
TAS Fisher Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1973 42.0
TAS Wayatinah Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1957 42.0
TAS Meadowbank Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1967 40.0
TAS Lake Echo Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1956 32.4
TAS Wilmot Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1971 30.6
TAS Paloona Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1972 28.0
TAS Repulse Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1968 28.0
TAS Currie Hydro Tasmania Reciprocating Engine Oil Products 1952 20.0
TAS Cluny Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1968 17.0
TAS Butlers Gorge Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1951 12.2
TAS Rowallan Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1968 10.4
TAS Lake Margaret Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water 1995 8.4
TAS Whitemark Hydro Tasmania Reciprocating Engine Oil Products   6.0
TAS Tods Corner Hydro Tasmania Hydro Water   1.6
TAS Currie Hydro Tasmania Wind  Wind 1998 0.8

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