Colongra Gas Generation Plant (also known as Colongra Power Station[1]) is a 667 MW gas-fired power station located in Colongra, New South Wales, Australia, and is the largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales. It will generally be used during peak demand periods in New South Wales.
| Colongra Gas Generation Plant | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Colongra, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 33°12′38″S 151°32′33″E / 33.21056°S 151.54250°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 2009 |
| Owner(s) | Snowy Hydro |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Turbine technology | Open cycle gas turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 GT13E2 |
| Nameplate capacity | 667 MW |
The plant's construction was tendered to Alstom which began the construction in October 2007, adjacent to the Munmorah coal-fired power station. The plant was completed and commissioned in December 2009 at a cost of A$500 million.[2][3]
It was bought by Snowy Hydro in January 2015.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Loss of Colongra Power Station on 28 July 2009" (PDF). Electricity System Operations Planning and Performance. Australian Energy Market Operator. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Colongra cruises along". Gas Today Australia. May 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Ceely, Vanessa (22 December 2009). "Minister opens new $500 million gas power station on the Central Coast". The Coast News. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ "Colongra Power Station • Snowy Hydro". Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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