List of 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.

Contents 1 Coal fired 2 Gas turbine 3 Gas (thermal) 4 Gas (reciprocating) 5 Hydroelectric 6 Wind farms 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station	Max. Capacity	Turbines	Coal Type	Conveyance	Mine type	Cooling Water
Northern	520 MW	2	black (sub-bituminous)	rail	open cut	sea
Playford B	240 MW	4	black (sub-bituminous)	rail	open cut	sea

Gas turbine

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
Coopers Brewer (Regency Park)	4.4 MW	1	natural gas	yes
Dry Creek	156 MW	3	natural gas	no
Hallett	180 MW	12	natural gas/diesel	no
Ladbroke Grove	80 MW	2	natural gas	no
Mintaro	90 MW	1	natural gas	no
Osborne	180 MW	2	natural gas	yes
Port Lincoln	50 MW	2	diesel	no
Quarantine	210 MW	5	natural gas	no
Pelican Point	450 MW	3	natural gas	yes
Snuggery	63 MW	3	diesel	no

Gas (thermal)

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
Torrens Island	1280 MW	8	natural gas
Whyalla Steelworks Power and Services		3	Coke Ovens and Blast Furnace Gas/Oil

Gas (reciprocating)

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
Port Stanvac	65 MW	36	diesel

Hydroelectric

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

Wind farms

See also

• List of power stations in Australia
• Electricity Trust of South Australia
• Wind power in South Australia

References

External links

• NEMMCO List of Generators (zip)
• Government of South Australia Annual Report of the Technical Regulator 2004-05 (pdf)
• List of Green Power approved generators (pdf)
• Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy
• Map of Power Station Locations in the NEM

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