Burrinjuck Power Station, New South Wales

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Burrinjuck Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Burrinjuck Dam, New South Wales, Australia. Burrinjuck has one turbine with a generating capacity of 28 MW of electricity.

The power station was commenced in 1927, running two 5 MW turbines. In 1938, an additional two 5 MW turbines were added at the dam wall. In 1972, floods damaged the original two turbines, which were decommissioned. In 2002, the remaining two turbines were each upgraded to 6 MW, and an additional turbine of 16 MW was added.

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• Burrinjuck Power Station, New South Wales is at coordinates 35°00′04″S 148°34′58″E / -35.00123, 148.58285 (Burrinjuck Power Station, New South Wales)Coordinates: 35°00′04″S 148°34′58″E / -35.00123, 148.58285 (Burrinjuck Power Station, New South Wales)
• Eraring Energy page on Burrinjuck