South Cardup (Shale Road Landfill) is a 3.3 MW waste power plant in Australia, operated by Western Australian Landfill Services. Ranked #21 of 50 waste plants in Australia, South Cardup's 3.3 MW accounts for 1.75% of Australia's total waste capacity of 189 MW. The largest waste plant in Australia is Lucas Heights II at 16 MW, making South Cardup 4.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kwinana NewGen (320 MW, Gas), Pinjarra Bauxite Mine and Alumina Refinery (280 MW, Gas), and Cockburn (240 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Western Australia, approximately 40 km from Perth.
Australia, Oceania
- 539. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #31,745 worldwide by installed capacity
- #638 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Western Australian Landfill Services operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
47 plants within 100 km, 5,528 MW combined
Location
Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Waste
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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