Osborne Power Station, South Australia
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Osborne Power Station is located in Osborne, near Adelaide, South Australia. It is natural gas powered with one gas turbine and one steam turbine that together generate 180 MW of electricity.
Osborne was commissioned in 1998 with one 120 MW combined cycle gas turbine and one 60 MW steam turbine, using gas from the Cooper Basin. It is owned 50% by ATCO and 50% by Origin Energy.
In addition to the electricity generated, Osborne produces 410 tonnes/hour of steam for use by Penrice Soda Products, a soda ash producer, making the power station Australia's biggest cogeneration facility.
[edit] External links
- ATCO Power page on Osborne (pdf)