| Type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Newcastle, Australia |
| Number of locations | Hunter Valley |
| Area served | National Electricity Market, Australia |
| Key people | Lucio Di Bartolemeo (Chairman) Russell Skelton (Chief Executive and Managing Director) |
| Products | Electricity generation |
| Services | Public utility |
| Revenue | A$1,019m[1] |
| Operating income | A$1,004m[1] |
| Net income | A$126m[1] |
| Total assets | A$4,034m[1] |
| Total equity | A$1,864m[1] |
| Owner(s) | Treasurer of New South Wales - 1 share Minister for Finance and Services - 1 share |
| Employees | 628 [1] |
| Parent | New South Wales Government |
| Website | www.macgen.com.au |
Macquarie Generation is an electricity generation company in Australia that is owned by the Government of New South Wales, and has a portfolio of generating sites using predominately thermal coal power.
From its two thermal coal power stations and two oil-fired gas turbines, Macquarie Generation supplies approximately 11% of the electricity consumed in the National Electricity Market.[1] In early stages, Macquarie has commenced development of solar thermal power as a renewable source of energy,
Macquarie Generation is established pursuant to the State Owned Corporations Act, 1989 (NSW) and the Energy Services Corporation Act, 1995 (NSW).
Macquarie Generation owns and operates the following power stations to generate electricity for sale under contract:
| Name | Fuel | Type | Location | Maximum Capacity (MW) |
Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayswater | Black coal with a 5% biomass maximum blend | Steam turbines | Muswellbrook, Hunter Valley |
2,640 | 1985 |
| Liddell | Black coal with a 5% biomass and a 5% recycled oil maximum blend | Steam turbines | Muswellbrook, Hunter Valley |
2,000 | 1971 |
| Solar panels | Solar thermal energy | ||||
| Oil-fired | Gas turbines | 50 | |||
| Mini-Hydro | Turbo | 0.85 |
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