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Tahmoor is a 7 MW gas power plant in Australia, operated by EnviroGen Pty Ltd. Ranked #156 of 175 gas plants in Australia, it represents 0.02% 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 Tahmoor 115 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tallawarra (460 MW, Gas), Smithfield Energy (170.9 MW, Gas), and Appin (55.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 80 km southwest of Sydney.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
EnviroGen Pty Ltd
Location
-34.2482°, 150.5808°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 487. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #26,608 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,601 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

EnviroGen Pty Ltd operates 3 plants totalling 23 MW

Regional density

30 plants within 100 km, 1,480 MW combined

Nearest plant: Tower Mine (13 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -34.248200, 150.580800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
13.5 Kt
28 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.9K
cars per year
1.8K
homes per year
614.6K
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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