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Oaky Creek is a 20 MW gas power plant in Australia, operated by EnvironGen (Oaky) Pty Ltd. Ranked #140 of 175 gas plants in Australia, Oaky Creek's capacity represents 0.07% of Australia's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making Oaky Creek 40.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lilyvale Solar Farm (100 MW, Solar) and German Creek (45.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Queensland, approximately 50 km from Emerald.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
EnvironGen (Oaky) Pty Ltd
Location
-22.9878°, 148.5817°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 405. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,200 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Australia
Operator portfolio

EnvironGen (Oaky) Pty Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 20 MW

Regional density

4 plants within 100 km, 498 MW combined

Nearest plant: German Creek (7.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -22.987800, 148.581700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
38.6 Kt
79 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.4K
cars per year
5.2K
homes per year
1.8M
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
SolarCoalGasHydro
Top Fuels

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