Tallawarra Power Station, New South Wales

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The Tallawarra Power Station is a closed coal fired power station in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1954 and reached full operation in 1961.[1] At its peak, it had a capacity output of 320 megawatts from 6 coal burning units. The station closed in 1989, and stood abandoned by the foreshore of Lake Illawarra. It was progressively demolished to ground level over a ten-year period.[2] In 2003, the site was purchased by TRUenergy to construct a 400MW gas turbine power plant on a portion of the site.[3] The new station will use many of the former power station's structures, including the cooling system channels from Lake Illawarra.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yallah History. Wollongong City Library. Retrieved on 28 September 2007.
  2. ^ Transforming Tallawarra: GT26 based plant for booming New South Wales. Modern Power Systems. Retrieved on 28 September 2007.
  3. ^ The Tallawarra Site. TRUenergy. Retrieved on 28 September 2007.


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