Kwinana (Alcoa Refinery) is a 74.5 MW gas power plant in Australia, operated by Alcoa of Australia Ltd. Ranked #97 of 175 gas plants in Australia. Its 74.5 MW represents 0.26% of Australia's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making Kwinana 10.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kwinana NewGen (320 MW, Gas), Cockburn (240 MW, Gas), and Kwinana Power Station (200 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Western Australia, approximately 40 km south of Perth.
16 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 265. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #11,515 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,502 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of Australia
16 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Alcoa of Australia Ltd operates 3 plants totalling 338 MW
45 plants within 100 km, 5,437 MW combined
Nearest plant: Kwinana High Efficiency Gas Turbine Plant (0.5 km)
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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