Territory Generation Explained

Territory Generation
Type:government owned corporation
Industry:Electricity generation
Predecessor:Power and Water Corporation
Successors:-->
Founded: in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Hq Location City:Darwin
Hq Location Country:Australia
Area Served:Northern Territory
Owner:Government of the Northern Territory

Territory Generation is a government owned corporation of the Northern Territory (Australia), established on 1 July 2014. It had previously been an operational business unit of Power and Water Corporation. Territory Generation owns and operates eight power stations in the Northern Territory.[1]

Territory Generation traces its history back to the first power stations in the Northern Territory which were built in 1934 in Darwin and 1937 in Alice Springs.[2]

Power stations

The Northern Territory does not have a single interconnected electricity transmission network. Territory Generation owns and operates eight power stations on five separate networks. Three of these are regulated by the Australian Energy Regulator and are managed by Power and Water Corporation.[3]

Darwin–Katherine

Darwin and Katherine are on the largest regulated grid.

Alice Springs

The Alice Springs grid is the second-largest regulated grid.

Tennant Creek

The smallest regulated grid services the area around Tennant Creek.

Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon Power Station is the only commercial source of electricity in the area of Kings Canyon. It provides up to 1.1MW from a combination of solar and diesel generation.[4]

Yulara

Yulara Power Station services the town and locality of Yulara, Northern Territory. It produces 11MW from natural gas and diesel backup.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . Territory Generation . 27 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Our History . Territory Generation . 27 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Electricity Networks . . 27 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Our power stations . Territory Generation . 23 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Yulara Power Station . Territory Generation . 27 July 2018.