West Angelas Mine is an 86 MW gas-fired power plant in Australia, operated by Rio Tinto. Ranked #86 of 175 gas plants in Australia. Its 86 MW represents 0.31% of Australia's 28,163 MW total gas capacity. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making West Angelas Mine 9.4 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Western Australia, approximately 1,500 km northeast of Perth.
22 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 234. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #10,885 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,395 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of Australia
22 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Rio Tinto operates 2 plants totalling 110 MW
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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