Yallourn Power Station, Victoria

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Yallourn W Power Station at Yallourn is the third largest power station in Victoria, Australia. This 1,450 MW power station supplies 22% of Victoria's electricity and 8% of National Electricity Market needs. The adjacent brown coal mine is the largest open cut coalmine in Australia with reserves to meet the projected needs of the power station to 2032.

With the coal supply from Yallourn's East Field mine expected to be exhausted in 2007, work commenced on a diversion of the nearby Morwell River five years ago to grant unimpeded access to sustainable coal sources from the Maryvale coal field. Without this, the power station potentially faced significant modification or even closure. The Morwell River Diversion, and the access to coal supplies it allows, will ensure Yallourn can continue to operate in an efficient, cost effective way until 2032.

The 3.5km diversion itself is an impressive feat of modern, innovative engineering. Constructed over five years with an investment of AUD$122 million, the project came in on time and on budget.

Yallourn W Power Station is owned by Hong-Kong based CLP, and operates under the TRUenergy brand.