List of active power stations in South Australia

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

[edit] Coal fired

Power station	Max. Capacity	Turbines	Coal Type	Conveyance	Mine type	Cooling Water
Northern	520 MW	2	lignite	rail	open cut	?
Playford B	240 MW	4	lignite	rail	open cut	?

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

Power station	Max. Capacity	Turbines	Fuel type	Combined cycle
Dry Creek	156 MW	3	natural gas	?
Hallett	180 MW	12	natural gas/diesel	no
Ladbroke Grove	80 MW	2	natural gas	?
Mintaro	90 MW	1	natural gas	?
Osborne	180 MW	2	natural gas	yes
Port Lincoln	50 MW	2	diesel	?
Quarantine	96 MW	4	natural gas	?
Pelican Point	320 MW	2	natural gas	yes
Snuggery	63 MW	3	diesel	?
Torrens Island	1,280 MW	8	natural gas	no

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

Power station	Max. Capacity	Turbines	Fuel type
Pelican Point	158 MW	1	natural gas

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

Power station	Max. Capacity	Engines	Fuel type
Angaston	40 MW	24	diesel
Lonsdale	20 MW	18	diesel

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

Power station	Max. Capacity	Turbines	Pumped storage
Terminal Storage Mini Hydro	1.9 MW	1	no

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

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

Power station	Max. Capacity
Coopers Brewery	4.4 MW