Warragamba Power Station— 50 MW Hydroelectric
Warragamba Power Station is a 50 MW hydro power plant in Australia, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #50 of 102 hydro plants in Australia. Its 50 MW represents 0.34% of Australia's total hydro capacity of 14,906 MW. The largest hydro plant in Australia is Snowy 2.0 hydropower project at 2000 MW, making Warragamba 40 times smaller. Nearby plants include Smithfield Energy (170.9 MW, Gas), Appin (Mine) (55.6 MW, Gas), and Warragamba (50 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 50 km from Sydney.
6 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 308. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,166 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Australia
6 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Sydney Water operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW
29 plants within 100 km, 4,650 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Warragamba Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 175 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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