| Dry Creek Power Station | |
| Coordinates: | 34.8475°N 138.5818°W |
| Country: | Australia |
| Location: | Dry Creek, South Australia |
| Commissioned: | 1973[1] |
| Th Fuel Primary: | Natural gas |
| Th Technology: | Open cycle gas turbine[2] |
| Ps Units Operational: | 3[3] |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 156 |
Dry Creek Power Station is a power station at Dry Creek in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. It is owned and operated by Synergen Power, a joint venture of Engie and Mitsui. The power station has three open cycle gas turbines, each rated at 52MW.[4] It was commissioned in 1973–1974 by the Electricity Trust of South Australia.[1]
As well as peaking electricity generation, the power station also provides ancillary services to support electricity grid stability.[5] Dry Creek Power Station was established around 1978.[6] It receives gas from the Moomba Adelaide Pipeline System.[7] In 2018, the operators of Dry Creek Power Station were fined for failing to respond to instructions from AEMO during a blackout caused by faults elsewhere in the network.[8]