Bunnerong Power Station

Bunnerong Power Station
Boys fishing with Bunnerong 'A' Power Station in the background.
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CountryAustralia
LocationMatraville, New South Wales
Coordinates33°58′17″S 151°13′38″E / 33.971389°S 151.227222°E / -33.971389; 151.227222
StatusDemolished 1987
Commission date1929
Decommission date1975
OwnersMunicipal Council of Sydney, Electricity Department
Sydney County Council
Electricity Commission of NSW
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHigh-grade, solid black coal
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Power generation
Units operational
  • Boilers: 28 (18 + 4 + 4)
  • Turbines: 11 (7 + 4)
Nameplate capacity375 MW
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Bunnerong Power Station was a coal-fired power station in the south-eastern Sydney suburb of Matraville, New South Wales, Australia that was decommissioned by 1975 and subsequently demolished. When the last generating units were commissioned, it was the largest power station in the southern hemisphere, with a capacity of 375 megawatts (MW) from eleven turbo-alternators. It was able to supply up to one third of the state's electricity needs at the time. It remained the most powerful until the completion of Vales Point Power Station in 1966.

In 1924, the 117-acre site for the power station was chosen.[1] The station was located on Bunnerong Road in Matraville.

  1. ^ "Bunnerong Power Station". Randwick City Council. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.