What happened to yallourn?
What happened to yallourn?
Yallourn was a company town in Victoria built between the 1920s and the 1950s to house employees of the State Electrical Commission of Victoria, who operated the nearby Yallourn Power Station complex. However, expansion of the adjacent open cut brown coal mine led to the closure and removal of the town in the 1980s.
Who owns Loy Yang power station?
| Loy Yang Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | A: AGL Energy B: Chow Tai Fook Enterprises 70%; Mitsui 30% |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Brown coal |
| Power generation |
Who owns Loy Yang B?
Alinta Energy’s owner, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTFE), acquired Loy Yang B in January 2018. The 1,100-megawatt plant is Victoria’s newest and most efficient coal-fired power station, providing about 20% of the state’s energy needs.
When was yallourn built?
The story of Yallourn Power Station starts in 1921, when the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) built a temporary power station fuelled by brown coal from the Latrobe Valley. Its success led to a permanent station on the banks of the Latrobe River in 1924, and to the station we know today.
When did yallourn hospital close?
The hospital was renamed in 1950 to Latrobe Valley Community Hospital (L.V.C.H.) and in 1959 it was incorporated. It closed in 1971 when a new hospital opened the same year in Moe.
When was yallourn demolished?
Built in the 1920s by the State Electricity Commission to house its brown coal miners in ideal conditions, Yallourn was destroyed in the 1970s for the coal that lay beneath it.
When did AGL buy Loy Yang?
2012
AGL Loy Yang is in the Latrobe Valley, 165 kilometres south east of Melbourne and was acquired by AGL in 2012. The power station and accompanying open cut coal mine cover about 6,000 hectares.
Why is Loy Yang called Loy Yang?
“Loy Yang” means Big Eel after the huge Conger eels which were once very plentiful in the river. “Koornalla” means Running Water, but that name was given to that place only early in the 20th century.
Who owns Energy Australia?
EnergyAustralia Investments Pty Ltd
CLP Group
EnergyAustralia/Parent organizations
What is the population of Yallourn North?
1,545
Yallourn North, Victoria
| Yallourn North Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,545 (2016 census) |
| Established | 1917 |
| Postcode(s) | 3825 |
| Location | 152 km (94 mi) E of Melbourne 18 km (11 mi) NE of Moe 15 km (9 mi) N of Morwell |
How big is Loy Yang A?
2,215-megawatt
Loy Yang-A power station is a 2,215-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Victoria, Australia.
Who owns AGL Energy?
AGL was established in 1837 and currently has over 1.9 million residential customers – it is a publicly owned entity, which means it is partially Australian owned. Its head office is in Sydney.
How much coal does the Yallourn mine produce?
Currently, the mine produces 18 million tonnes of brown coal annually to supply Yallourn Power Station, owned by Energy Australia. The power station is presently scheduled to stop generating in 2032.
Where is Moe Yallourn located?
Major industrial centre famous for its huge coal reserves. Located 131 km south-east of Melbourne via the Princes Highway and 70 metres above sea-level, Moe-Yallourn is a linked pair of towns which are known as a major industrial centre in Gippsland.
What is the history of the Yallourn Power Station?
The current Yallourn W power station was built in the 1970s at Yallourn West. The four units are Toshiba built 3 stage reheat turbines with steam supplied by four ‘subcritical’ pulverized coal-fired boilers.
How is Yallourn powered?
Yallourn is powered by brown coal produced from Australia’s second-largest open cut mine, just next door. Every year, we mine around 18 million tonnes of high moisture brown coal that is used to boil water into a superheated steam that drives Yallourn’s four massive turbine generators.
