Berrimah Power Station

Berrimah Power Station is a kerosene-fuelled power station in Berrimah, an industrial suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is owned by the government-owned Power and Water Corporation, and generates electricity only on an emergency and standby basis.

Berrimah Power Station
Berrimah Power Station
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CountryAustralia
LocationDarwin, Northern Territory
Coordinates12°25′34″S 130°55′11″E / 12.42611°S 130.91972°E / -12.42611; 130.91972
StatusOperational
Commission date1979
OwnerPower and Water Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Units operational2
Make and modelJT4A (2)
Nameplate capacity32.5 MW

The Berrimah Power Station was built and commissioned in 1979 after a number of faults with the Stokes Hill Power Station.[1][2]

Originally, it had 30MW capacity (3 × 10MW) but as of February 2012, only one unit is still operational, with the other two having been decommissioned.[3][needs update]

Berrimah Power Station panorama

References

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  1. ^ Power and Water History, "Power and Water Corporation - History". Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  2. ^ Berrimah 30 MW Gas Turbine Station, Darwin, NT, "Berrimah 30 MW Gas Turbine Station, Darwin, NT". Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Power and Water Corporation - Publications". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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