Ladbroke Grove Power Station

Ladbroke Grove Power Station
Country Australia
Location South Australia
Coordinates 37°27′23.1″S 140°46′56″E / 37.456417°S 140.78222°E / -37.456417; 140.78222Coordinates: 37°27′23.1″S 140°46′56″E / 37.456417°S 140.78222°E / -37.456417; 140.78222
Status Operational
Construction began 1998
Commission date 2000
Owner(s) Origin Energy
Operator(s) Origin Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Natural gas
Type gas turbine
Cogeneration? no
Power generation
Units operational 2
Make and model Alstom Australia
Nameplate capacity 80 MW

Ladbroke Grove Power Station is a gas-fired power station near Penola in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. It was built by Boral Limited in 2000.[1] It is now owned by Origin Energy.[2]

The power station was originally built with a generating capacity of 40 MW,[1] and now has a generating capacity of 80 MW. It is used as a peaking power plant.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "New $30 Million Power Station Project To Proceed". Boral Limited. 19 November 1998. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Electricity Generation". Origin Energy. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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