West Kiewa Power Station— 74 MW Hydroelectric
West Kiewa Power Station is a 74 MW hydro power plant in Australia, operated by AGL Energy. Ranked #42 of 102 hydro plants in Australia, West Kiewa's 74 MW represents 0.5% of Australia's total hydro capacity of 14,906 MW. The largest hydro plant in Australia is the Snowy 2.0 hydropower project at 2,000 MW, making West Kiewa 27 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bogong at 300 MW, Dartmouth Power Station at 180 MW, and McKay Creek at 150 MW. The facility is located in Victoria, approximately 50 km northeast of Albury.
26 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 266. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #11,540 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,693 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of Australia
26 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
AGL Energy operates 29 plants totalling 4,793 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 1,016 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
West Kiewa Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 259 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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