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Murrin Murrin (Nickel Mine)78 MW Natural Gas

Gas

Murrin Murrin is a 78 MW gas-fired power plant in Australia, operated by Minara Resources. Ranked #95 of 175 gas plants in Australia, it accounts for 0.28% of the country's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making Murrin Murrin 10.4 times smaller. The nearest plant is Leonora (4.43 MW, Gas), located within 50 km. The facility is situated in Western Australia, approximately 200 km from the city of Kalgoorlie.

Capacity
78 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
Minara Resources
Location
-28.9238°, 121.3293°

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

Minara Resources operates 1 plants totalling 78 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 4 MW combined

Nearest plant: Leonora (4.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -28.923800, 121.329300
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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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