Pinjar Power Station is a power station in Pinjar, on the northern outskirts of Perth, Western Australia and near the locality of Neerabup and the recently commissioned Neerabup Power Station. It is natural gas-powered with nine gas turbines that together generate a total capacity of 576 MW of electricity. Although the power station primarily burns natural gas, it can also burn diesel fuel.
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| Coordinates | 31°33′29″S 115°49′05″E / 31.558°S 115.818°E |
| Status | Operational |
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| Thermal power station | |
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The station was commissioned in 1989. It is used as a peaking power plant.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Power stations". Synergy. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
External links
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- Verve Energy page on Pinjar Power Station