Colongra Power Station Explained

Colongra Gas Generation Plant
Country:Australia
Location:Colongra, New South Wales
Coordinates:-33.2106°N 151.5425°W
Owner:Snowy Hydro
Status:O
Th Fuel Primary:Natural gas
Th Technology:Open cycle gas turbine
Ps Units Operational:4 GT13E2
Ps Electrical Capacity:667 MW
Commissioned:December 2009

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loss of Colongra Power Station on 28 July 2009 . 17 November 2009 . Electricity System Operations Planning and Performance . Australian Energy Market Operator . 26 December 2009 .
  2. Web site: Colongra cruises along . May 2009 . Gas Today Australia . 26 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090926023015/http://gastoday.com.au/news/colongra_cruises_along/00738/# . 2009-09-26 . dead .
  3. News: Minister opens new $500 million gas power station on the Central Coast . Vanessa . Ceely . The Coast News . 22 December 2009 . 26 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100117191234/http://www.thecoastnews.com.au/central-coast/461-minister-opens-new-500-million-gas-power-station-on-the-central-coast.html# . 2010-01-17 . dead .
  4. Web site: Colongra Power Station • Snowy Hydro. en-US. 2016-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150310174123/http://www.snowyhydro.com.au/energy/gas/colongra-power-station/#. 2015-03-10. dead.