Tennant Creek Power Station— 21.9 MW Natural Gas
Tennant Creek Power Station is a 21.9 MW gas-fired power plant in Australia, operated by Territory Generation since 1975. Ranked #134 of 175 gas plants in Australia. Its 21.9 MW represents 0.08% of Australia's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making Tennant Creek 37 times smaller. Nearby plants include Warrego (19 MW, Gas) and Tennant Creek (16.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Northern Territory, approximately 500 km north of Alice Springs.
51 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 396. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #18,678 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,169 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Australia
51 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Territory Generation operates 5 plants totalling 115 MW
2 plants within 100 km, 36 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
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
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