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Wiluna Gold Mine is a 21 MW gas power plant in Australia, operated by Apex Minerals. Ranked #135 of 175 gas plants in Australia, Wiluna's 21 MW represents 0.07% of Australia's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making Wiluna 38.57 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Jundee Gold Mine (21 MW, Gas) and Wiluna (1.3 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Western Australia, approximately 1,000 km from Perth.

Capacity
21 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Apex Minerals
Location
-26.6316°, 120.2519°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 398. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #18,775 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,179 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Australia
Operator portfolio

Apex Minerals operates 1 plants totalling 21 MW

Regional density

3 plants within 100 km, 134 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wiluna (5.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -26.631600, 120.251900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
40.6 Kt
83 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.8K
cars per year
5.4K
homes per year
1.8M
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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