Hunter Valley is a 50 MW gas power plant in Australia, operated by Macquarie Generation. Ranked #103 of 175 gas plants in Australia, it represents 0.18% of the country's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is the Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making Hunter Valley 16.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bayswater Power Station (2,640 MW, Coal) and Liddell (2,200 MW, Coal). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 150 km northwest of Sydney.
24 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 308. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #13,082 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,707 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Australia
24 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Macquarie Generation operates 4 plants totalling 4,899 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 9,298 MW combined
Location
Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Gas
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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