Burrinjuck Power Station— 27 MW Hydroelectric
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.
58 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 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
58 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Eraring Energy operates 8 plants totalling 368 MW
22 plants within 100 km, 6,347 MW combined
Location
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
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