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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.

Capacity
86 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
Rio Tinto
Location
-23.1546°, 118.7245°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Rio Tinto operates 2 plants totalling 110 MW

Location

Coordinates:: -23.154600, 118.724500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
166.1 Kt
339 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.65 Mt
Over 22 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2034
8 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
36.1K
cars per year
22.1K
homes per year
7.6M
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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