World Power Plants

Burrinjuck Power Station27 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Burrinjuck Power Station is a 27 MW hydroelectric power plant in Australia, operated by Eraring Energy. Ranked #64 of 102 hydro plants in Australia, Burrinjuck's 27 MW accounts for 0.18% of the country's total hydro capacity of 14,906 MW. The largest hydro plant in Australia is the Snowy 2.0 hydropower project at 2,000 MW, making Burrinjuck 74 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bango Wind Farm (244 MW, Wind) and Blowering (80 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in New South Wales, approximately 50 km from Canberra.

Capacity
27 MW
Commissioning Year
1968

58 years old

Owner
Eraring Energy
Location
-35.0025°, 148.5834°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 384. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #17,380 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,994 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Australia
Age & fleet comparison

58 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Eraring Energy operates 8 plants totalling 368 MW

Regional density

22 plants within 100 km, 6,347 MW combined

Nearest plant: Belconnen (43.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -35.002500, 148.583400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Burrinjuck Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 95 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

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
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