The Uranquinty Power Station is a 640-megawatt (860,000 hp) natural gas-fired power station located in Uranquinty, New South Wales, Australia, comprising four Siemens V94.2 gas turbines. It is the second largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales, and is used during peak loads.
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Land | Australien |
Standort | Uranquinty, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 35°10′49″S 147°13′00″E / 35.180333°S 147.2166°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | January 2009 |
Owner(s) | Origin Energy |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 4 (160 MW (210,000 hp) each)[1] |
Make and model | Siemens |
Nameplate capacity | 640 MW (860,000 hp) |
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Commons | Related media on Commons |
Uranquinty Power Station was the fourth power station to be constructed by NewGen Power which was jointly owned by ERM Power and Babcock & Brown Power at a cost of $500 million.[2][3]
On 4 July 2008 Babcock & Brown Power announced that it had sold the Uranquinty power station for $700 million to Origin Energy.[4][5]
On 19 January 2009 Origin Energy announced that the Uranquinty Power Station was commissioned with eight people employed to operate the facility.[6][7]
See also
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edit- ^ "Power station in action". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga. 21 January 2009. p. 5.
- ^ "Uranquinty Gas-fired Power Station" (PDF). NewGen Power. Archived from the original (pdf) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "NewGen plays down Uranquinty power station fears". ABC News. Australia. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "BBP sells power station to repay debt". The Age. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "Babcock & Brown Power Sells Uranquinty Power Station To Origin Energy For A$700 Mln". RTTNews. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ Schuller, Helen (19 January 2009). "ORG's Uranquinty Power Station goes online". Macquarie Network. NewsLive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Uranquinty Power Station". Origin Energy. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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