Colongra Power Station

Colongra Gas Generation Plant
Colongra Gas Generation Plant
Country	Australia
Location	Colongra, New South Wales
Coordinates	33°12′38″S 151°32′33″E / 33.21056°S 151.54250°ECoordinates: 33°12′38″S 151°32′33″E / 33.21056°S 151.54250°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	December 2009
Owner(s)	Snowy Hydro
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Turbine technology	Open cycle gas turbine
Power generation
Units operational	4 GT13E2
Nameplate capacity	667 MW
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Colongra Gas Generation Plant (also known as Colongra Power Station^[1]) is a 667 MW gas-fired power station located in Colongra, New South Wales, Australia and is the largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales. It will generally be used during peak demand periods in New South Wales.

The plant's construction was tendered to Alstom which began the construction in October 2007, adjacent to the Munmorah coal-fired power station. The plant was completed and commissioned in December 2009 at a cost of A$500 million.^[2]^[3]

It was bought by Snowy Hydro in January 2015.^[4]

References[]

^ "Loss of Colongra Power Station on 28 July 2009" (PDF). Electricity System Operations Planning and Performance. Australian Energy Market Operator. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Colongra cruises along". Gas Today Australia. May 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
^ Ceely, Vanessa (22 December 2009). "Minister opens new $500 million gas power station on the Central Coast". The Coast News. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
^ "Colongra Power Station • Snowy Hydro". Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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[1] "Loss of Colongra Power Station on 28 July 2009" (PDF). Electricity System Operations Planning and Performance. Australian Energy Market Operator. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Colongra cruises along". Gas Today Australia. May 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.

[3] Ceely, Vanessa (22 December 2009). "Minister opens new $500 million gas power station on the Central Coast". The Coast News. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2009.

[4] "Colongra Power Station • Snowy Hydro". Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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