Wallerawang

Retired on 28 Feb 2014
NSW 1975
Total Capacity 1,000MW
Retired facility · Operated until 31 Mar 2014 — the charts below show its final days of generation.
28 — 31 Mar 2014
Total Energy --
Capacity Factor --
CO₂ Emissions -- No emissions data
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Revenue --
Avg Price Received --
Expected Closure January 2014

Generation

30 min
Power
MW

Market

Emissions

About

Wallerawang Power Station was a thermal coal power station, located near Wallerawang, in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The power station was equipped with two turbo-alternators of 500 megawatts (670,000 hp) each, supplied by CA Parsons and Company of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Production commenced in May 1957.In July 2013, EnergyAustralia acquired Wallerawang Power Station, along with Mount Piper Power Station, from Delta Electricity for $160 million. Due to dwindling demand, the first of the two generating units had been mothballed in January 2013, and the second in April 2014. In November 2014, EnergyAustralia announced that it would permanently close Wallerawang due to ongoing reduced energy demand, lack of access to competitively priced coal and the power station’s high operating costs. EnergyAustralia began the process of removing useful equipment from the station in 2015 and began demolition of the site when this process has been completed.

Units

2 units

Photo of Wallerawang

Wallerawang

NPI Pollution Data

No pollution data available for this facility.