Barron Gorge Hydro Station— 66 MW Hydroelectric
Barron Gorge Hydro Station is a 66 MW hydro power plant in Australia, commissioned in 1963. It is operated by CleanCo Queensland. This facility accounts for 0.44% of Australia's total hydro capacity of 14,906 MW from 102 plants. Ranked #44 of 102 hydro plants in Australia, Barron Gorge Hydro Station's 66 MW capacity is much smaller than the largest hydro project, Snowy 2.0, which has a capacity of 2,000 MW, making Barron Gorge 30.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Barron Gorge (60 MW, Hydro), Mulgrave (13 MW, Biomass), and Tableland (7 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Queensland, approximately 25 km from Cairns.
63 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 277. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #11,957 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,828 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Australia
63 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
CleanCo Queensland operates 2 plants totalling 66 MW
7 plants within 100 km, 112 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Barron Gorge Hydro Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 231 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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