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Kwinana— 21 MW Natural Gas

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The Kwinana is a key infrastructure asset in Australia's power generation grid, located on the continent of Oceania. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 21 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing gas energy resources to generate bulk electricity. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the Verve Energy, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 2010, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within Australia, Kwinana occupies the #137 position among all operational gas power plants. Its 21 MW capacity represents a 0.07% share of Australia's total installed gas generating capacity, which currently stands at 28,211 MW. The largest operational gas installation in Australia is the Tomago Aluminium Smelter with an output of 810 MW, making the Kwinana approximately 38.6 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0134% of Australia's aggregate generation capacity of 156,619 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of gas power plants (modeled at 40% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 73,584 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in Australia consumes 4 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 18,396 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates -32.1970° latitude and 115.7759° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include Kwinana NewGen (gas, 320 MW), Cockburn (gas, 240 MW), Kwinana High Efficiency Gas Turbine Plant (gas, 200 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of Australia.