List of power stations in New South Wales explained

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

Solar

Power station data-sort-type="number" Max. capacity (MW)OperatorTechnologyCompletion dateNotes
Moree Solar Farm56Fotowatio Renewable VenturesPhotovoltaic2016
Beryl Solar Farm87New Energy Solar / First SolarPhotovoltaic2019110.9 MW DC, 87 MW AC[1] [2]
Finley Solar Farm133ESCO Pacific / John LaingPhotovoltaic2019175MW DC, 133 MW AC[3] [4]
Royalla Solar Farm20AccionaPhotovoltaic2014
Nyngan Solar Plant102AGL EnergyPhotovoltaic2016
Broken Hill Solar Plant53AGL EnergyPhotovoltaic2016
Mugga Lane Solar Park, Canberra, ACT13MaonengPhotovoltaic2017
Gullen Range Solar Farm10Goldwind AustraliaPhotovoltaic2017
Mount Majura Solar Farm Majura, ACT 2.3 Solar Choice Photovoltaic2016Co-developed by Solar Choice and Solar Fields[5]
Williamsdale Solar Farm Williamsdale, ACT 11 Photovoltaic2017
Coleambally Solar Farm150NeoenPhotovoltaic2018Started full scale operations as of 19 October 2018. Production had ramped up over the preceding months.[6]
Parkes Solar Farm55NeoenPhotovoltaic201855MW AC, 66MW DC.[7] Farm was operating at full capacity as of March 2018.[8]
Griffith Solar Farm36NeoenPhotovoltaic2018
Manildra Solar Farm48.5First SolarPhotovoltaic2018
White Rock Solar Farm20Goldwind AustraliaPhotovoltaic2018
Jemalong CSP Pilot Plant1.1Vast SolarThermal2017
Jemalong Solar Farm50Genex PowerPhotovoltaic2021Developed to approval by Vast Solar, then acquired by Genex Power on 7 September 2018[9]

Coal fired

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

Power station data-sort-type="number" Max. capacity (MW)CO2 emissions (tCO2e)Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh)OperatorMine typeConveyanceCooling waterScheduled closure[10]
Bayswater2,64013,725,965[11] 0.88 4AGL Energyopen cutconveyors, railfresh2035
Eraring2,88014,914,9160.87 4Origin Energyundergroundrail, trucksalt2025
Mount Piper1,4006,841,3020.87 2EnergyAustraliaundergroundroad, conveyorfresh2040
Vales Point B1,3207,015,6260.86 2Delta Electricityundergroundconveyorssalt2028

Gas turbine

These fossil fuel power stations are fired with gas or liquid fuels to produce electricity by use of a gas turbine.

Power station Operatordata-sort-type="number" Max. capacity (MW)Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh)Fuel typeCombined cycle
ColongraSnowy Hydro6670.564natural gasno
TallawarraEnergyAustralia4350.372 natural gasyes
SmithfieldVisy[13] 1710.494natural gasno
UranquintyOrigin Energy6410.604natural gasno

Gas reciprocating engines

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

Power station data-sort-type="number" Max. capacity (MW)Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh)Fuel type
Appin Mine55.60.7354coalbed methane+natural gas
Belrose40.081landfill gas
Earthpower Camellia3.93biogas
Jacks Gully2.30.061landfill gas
Lucas Heights I5.40.065landfill gas
Lucas Heights II17.30.0615landfill gas
Sydney Water, Malabar33sewage gas
Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project10.051landfill gas
Tahmoor https://web.archive.org/web/20100328022435/http://www.envirogen.net.au/tahmoor.htm70.577coalbed methane
Teralba88coalbed methane
Tower Mine41.240coalbed methane+natural gas
Wilga110.5911natural gas
Woodlawn44landfill gas
Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement [14] 10.071landfill gas
Woy Woy Landfill Gas Abatement 10.061landfill gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate electricity.

Power station data-sort-type="number" Max. apacity (MW)TurbinesPumped storage
Bendeela (Shoalhaven)802yes
Blowering801no
Brown Mountain4.952no
Burrendong14.51no
Burrinjuck273no
Copeton241no
Glenbawn5.81no
Guthega602no
Hume582no
Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven)1602yes
Keepit7.21no
Kembla Grange6.82no
Murray 195010no
Murray 25504no
Nymboida57no
Oaky River125no
Pindari5.62no
Snowy 2.020006yes
The Drop, Mulwala Canal2.51no
Tumut 13304no
Tumut 22874no
Tumut 315006yes
Warragamba501no
Williams River Dam (private)71no
Wyangala22.52no

Wind farms

See main article: List of wind farms in New South Wales.

Biomass combustion

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

Power station data-sort-type="number" Max. capacity (MW)Fuel typeConveyance
Broadwater Sugar Mill101bagasseon-site
Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen301bagasse/wood wasteon-site & truck
Condong Sugar Mill31bagasseon-site
Condong Biomass Co-Gen301bagasse/wood wasteon-site & truck
Harwood Sugar Mill4.53bagasseon-site
Visy, Tumut211black liquoron-site

Cogeneration

These power stations capture waste heat to generate some or all of the electricity they produce via cogeneration.

Power station data-sort-type="number" Max. capacity (MW)
Amcor, Bomaderry6
BlueScope, Port Kembla62
Macquarie University1.5
Stadium Australia1
University of Western Sydney1
Visy, Smithfield6

Decommissioned coal-fired stations

Power station data-sort-type="number" Max. capacity (MW)Coal typeMine typeConveyanceCooling water
Balmain126.28bituminousN/Aship / lightersalt
Bunnerong37511bituminousN/Arailwaysalt
Liddell20517bituminousopen cutconveyorsfresh
Lithgow384bituminousopen cutrailwayfresh
Munmorah1,4004bituminousundergroundconveyorssalt
Newcastle East70.756bituminousN/Arailwaysalt
Pyrmont2004bituminousN/Arailwaysalt
Redbank1501bituminous (tailings)open cutconveyorsfresh
Ultimo79.56bituminousN/Arailwaysalt
Wallerawang1,2402bituminousundergroundroad, conveyorfresh
Wangi3306bituminousundergroundconveyorfresh
White Bay1002bituminousN/Arailwaysalt

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beryl solar farm reaches full output after single month of commissioning. Parkinson. Giles. 2019-06-24. RenewEconomy. en-AU. 2019-11-18.
  2. Web site: Beryl Solar Plant. 2018-07-25. New Energy Solar. en. 2019-11-18.
  3. Web site: Project Details. Finley Solar Farm. en-US. 2019-11-18.
  4. Web site: Finley solar farm starts sending power to NSW grid. Vorrath. Sophie. 2019-08-07. RenewEconomy. en-AU. 2019-11-18.
  5. Web site: Mount Majura Solar Farm powers up in ACT. 11 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Full Scale Operations Commencing – Coleambally Solar Farm. coleamballysolarfarm.com.au. en-AU. 2018-11-24.
  7. News: NSW's solar bonanza about to become reality - Australian Renewable Energy Agency. 2017-02-01. Australian Renewable Energy Agency. 2018-11-26. en-US.
  8. Web site: Parkes Solar Farm. parkessolarfarm.com.au. en-AU. 2018-11-26.
  9. Web site: Jemalong 60MW(DC) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project . Vast Solar . 24 April 2021.
  10. Web site: Transmission Annual Planning Report. 2018. 11. 21 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Electricity sector emissions and generation data 2017–18. www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au. 2019-09-22.
  12. News: 2022-02-16. Australia's biggest coal power plant to close as its economics become 'unsustainable'. en-AU. ABC News. 2022-02-17.
  13. News: Packager Visy sparks power plant auction, tests buyer appetite . 21 May 2018 . 10 August 2018 . . Fairfax Media.
  14. Web site: Hallett Wind Farms | About AGL.