Who owns Kwinana Power Station?
Who owns Kwinana Power Station?
Sumitomo Corporation group
Sumitomo Corporation group owns a 50% stake in the Kwinana Power Station in Western Australia. The power station is a 320MW natural gas fired combined cycle power plant which is one of the state’s largest and newest power plants.
Who owns Bluewaters power station?
Bluewaters Power Station was the first privately owned, coal-fired power station in Western Australia. It was built by Griffin Energy in 2009. The site is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northeast of Collie….
| Bluewaters Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Commission date | 2009 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Power generation |
Who owns Collie power station?
Synergy
Collie Power Station is a power station in Collie, Western Australia. It is coal powered with one steam turbine that generates a total capacity of 300 megawatts of electricity….
| Collie Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Synergy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation |
Who owns the Huntly power station?
Genesis Energy Limited
The Huntly Power Station is the largest thermal power station in New Zealand and is located in the town of Huntly in the Waikato. It is operated by Genesis Energy Limited, a publicly listed company (currently 51% owned by the NZ Government).
Where does Perth power come from?
In Western Australia, the majority of electricity is generated using coal and gas, with smaller amounts coming from diesel and renewable sources (wind, solar and landfill gas).
When was bluewaters built?
April 2013
It opened in November 2018. The island includes entertainment, hospitality, residential, and retail zones, and is forecast to attract more than three million visitors annually….
| Bluewaters Island | |
|---|---|
| Construction started | April 2013 |
| Estimated completion | Q1 2018 |
| Cost | AED 6 billion |
Where does Geraldton get its power from?
Built in 1990 and located 50km south east of Geraldton, Mungarra Gas Turbine Station is fired by gas. The three gas turbines have the capacity to produce 112MW of electricity. The power station is important for voltage support at the northern end of the SWIS.
Who owns Griffin Coal 2019?
Lanco Infratech
Griffin Coal operates two major coal mines, the Muja Mine and the Ewington Mine. (The latter is also referred to as the “Ewington 1 & 2 Mines”). The company has also proposed the development of the Muja South mine. Griffin Coal is owned by the Indian company, Lanco Infratech.
Who owns Benmore Dam?
Meridian Energy
The $62 million construction of the dam and hydroelectric station began in 1958. It was commissioned in 1965, and officially opened by Prime Minister Sir Keith Holyoake on 15 May that year. It was built for the New Zealand Electricity Department; since 1999 it has been owned and operated by Meridian Energy.
Is Western Power government owned?
Western Power is a Western Australian State Government owned corporation responsible for building, maintaining and operating an electricity network that connects our 2.3 million customers to traditional and renewable energy sources, delivering an essential service to our community.
Where is the Kwinana Power Station?
Kwinana Power Station (KPS), owned by state enterprise Verve Energy, is located 40km south of Perth in Western Australia. KPS is currently undergoing an expansion for the installation of two 100MW capacity, high efficiency gas turbines (HEGT).
Where are sysynergy’s power stations located?
Synergy owns and operates five major power stations within the South West Interconnected System in Western Australia, which extends from Kalbarri in the north, Kalgoorlie in the east and Albany in the south. Kwinana Power Station, which closed in 2015, is located within the System is 30km south of Perth. It was first commissioned in November 1970.
What is special about the KPS power plant?
KPS currently has four generating units and a 20MW gas turbine, which together produce 660MW, sufficient to power 6.6 million 100W globes. It is the only power plant in Australia that has the flexibility to operate on multifuel system. KPS is also the first power plant to adopt the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) in Kwinana region.
How will gas and oil be transported to the Karratha plant?
Gas will be transported through the existing 1,600km pipeline from the North West Shelf gas plant located at Karratha, while oil (low sulphur fuel oil) will be carried to the plant by road tankers or piped from a British Petroleum (BP) jetty and stored in tanks. The expansion project was announced by the Australian Government in May 2009.
