Coal-Fired Plants in Australia - NSW & VIC

Anglesea Location: VIC Operator: Alcoa of Australia Configuration: 1 X 160 MW Fuel: brown coal Operation: 1969 Boiler supplier: John Thompson T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Ebasco Quick facts: Anglesea employs approximately 110 people and supplies more than 40% of the power required by Alcoa's Point Henry smelter near Geelong. Fuel is supplied from an open-cut coal mine about 3km away. Photograph courtesy of Alcoa of Australia Posted 6 Jun 2007	Bayswater Location: NSW Operator: Macquarie Generation Configuration: 4 X 660 MW Fuel: bituminous coal Operation: 1985-1986 Boiler supplier: IHI T/G supplier: Toshiba Quick facts: Bayswater and Eraring are Australia’s two largest power stations. Average annual output in recent years has been 17 TWh. The stacks are 248m high and the natural draft towers are 132m high. Coal burn is about 8mn tpy. Photograph courtesy of Macquarie Generation Posted 26 May 2003	Eraring Location: NSW Operator: Eraring Generation Configuration: 4 X 660 MW Fuel: bituminous coal Operation: 1982-1984 Boiler supplier: IHI T/G supplier: Toshiba Photograph courtesy of Eraring Energy Posted 27 Dec 2001
Hazelwood Location: VIC Operator: Hazelwood Power Corp Configuration: 8 X 200 MW Fuel: brown coal Operation: 1964-1971 Boiler supplier: Babcock Power T/G supplier: GEC, Parsons Quick facts: Hazelwood power station is in the Latrobe Valley. In 1996, the power station and associated mine were sold for A$2.35bn. The current owners are International Power (91.8% share) and Commonwealth Bank Group (8.2%). . The plant can supply around a quarter of Victoria’s load. Photograph courtesy of International Power plc Posted 1 Sep 2003	Liddell Location: NSW Operator: Macquarie Generation Configuration: 4 X 500 MW Fuel: bituminous coal Operation: 1971-1973 Boiler supplier: CE Canada T/G supplier: GEC Quick facts: Liddell was Australia’s first major inland power station and Lake Liddell was constructed for cooling and water storage. The lake now also serves as a water recreation source and wildlife habitat. Each year, Liddell produces around 10 TWh of electricity. Photograph courtesy of Macquarie Generation Re-posted 6 Jun 2007	Loy Yang-A Location: VIC Operator: Loy Yang Power Management Configuration: 4 X 500 MW Fuel: brown coal Operation: 1985-1987 Boiler supplier: ICL T/G supplier: BBC, Siemens Quick facts: Loy Yang A was sold in May 1997 as part of the Victorian Government's privatisation strategy. In Apr 2004, the plant was was sold to the Great Energy Alliance Corporation (GEAC) consisting of AGL, Tokyo Electric Power Co and a group of investors led by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Photograph courtesy of Loy Yang Power Management Posted 18 Apr 2004
Loy Yang-B Location: VIC Operator: International Power Australia Configuration: 2 X 500 MW Fuel: brown coal Operation: 1993-1996 Boiler supplier: ICL, Transfield T/G supplier: Hitachi Quick facts: Sold in 1995 to Mission Energy and resold to a 70:30 partnership of International Power and Mitsui.as part of a large deal in Dec 2004. Photograph courtesy of Edison Mission Holdings Posted 19 May 2001	Morwell Location: VIC Operator: Energy Brix Australia Configuration: 1 X 20 MW, 3 X 30 MW, 1 X 60 MW Fuel: brown coal Operation: 1958-1962 Boiler supplier: Mitchell T/G supplier: M-V, Stal Photograph courtesy of SEC Victoria Posted 16 Feb 2003	Munmorah Location: NSW Operator: Delta Electricity Configuration: 4 X 300 MW Fuel: black coal Operation: 1967-1969 Boiler supplier: ICL T/G supplier: GEC Quick facts: Two of the sets are deactivated.  A 400-MW combined-cycle is planned at the site. Photograph courtesy of Delta Electricity Posted 16 Mar 2005
Mount Piper Location: NSW Operator: Delta Electricity Configuration: 2 X 660 MW Fuel: black coal Operation: 1993-1996 Boiler supplier: IHI T/G supplier: Toshiba Quick facts: Two 750-MW supercritical units are planned at the site. Photograph courtesy of Delta Electricity Posted 16 Mar 2005	Redbank Location: NSW Operator: Synergen Power Pty Ltd Configuration: 1 X 150 MW Operation: 2001 Fuel: waste coal tailings Boiler supplier: Alstom T/G supplier: Alstom Quick facts: Redbank cost A$230mn and is the largest CFB plant in Australia. Photograph courtesy of Prime Infrastructure Management Ltd Posted 9 Oct  2004	Wallerawang C Location: NSW Operator: Delta Electricity Configuration: 2 X 500 MW Fuel: black coal Operation: 1976-1980 Boiler supplier: ICL T/G supplier: Parsons Quick facts: The A plant was 4 X 30 MW and the B plant was 2 X 60 MW. Photograph courtesy of Delta Electricity Posted 16 Mar 2005
	Yallourn W Location: VIC Operator: Yallourn Energy Pty Ltd Configuration: 2 X 360 MW, 2 X 380 MW Fuel: brown coal Operation: 1973-1982 Boiler supplier: John Thompson, ICL T/G supplier: Toshiba Quick facts: ABB Australia is managing A$50mn I&C modernization program for Yallourn which is due for completion in 2006. The station's natural draft cooling towers were the first of their kind in Australia. Photograph courtesy of Yallourn Energy Pty Ltd Posted 29 Jul 2004

Abbreviations: BBC = Brown Boveri, CE = Combustion Engineering, GEC = General Electric UK, ICL = International Combustion Ltd, IHI = Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, M-V = Metropolitan Vickers, T/G = turbine generator

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 08/21/07

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