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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.

Capacity
78 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Energy Developments Ltd
Location
-16.4335°, 136.0935°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Energy Developments Ltd operates 11 plants totalling 209 MW

Location

Coordinates:: -16.433500, 136.093500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
150.7 Kt
307 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.92 Mt
Over 26 years of operation
Closing Soon
2030
4 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
32.8K
cars per year
20.1K
homes per year
6.8M
trees to offset

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

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
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