McArthur River Mine is a 78 MW gas-fired power plant in Australia, operated by Energy Developments Ltd. Ranked #95 of 175 gas plants in Australia, it represents 0.28% of Australia's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making McArthur River Mine 10.4 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Northern Territory, approximately 600 km from the city of Darwin.
26 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 260. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #11,303 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,476 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of Australia
26 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Energy Developments Ltd operates 11 plants totalling 209 MW
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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