Liddell Power Station

Liddell Power Station
Liddell Power Station in 2006
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Country
  • Australia
Locationnear Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Coordinates32°22′19″S 150°58′38″E / 32.37194°S 150.97722°E / -32.37194; 150.97722
StatusDecommissioned
Commission date1971–1973
Decommission date28 April 2023[1]
OwnerAGL Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelOil
Turbine technologySteam turbine;
Gas turbine
Cooling sourceLake Liddell
Power generation
Make and modelEnglish Electric Company
Units decommissioned4 × 500 megawatts (670,000 hp)
2 × 25 megawatts (34,000 hp)
1 × 0.85 megawatts (1,140 hp) mini-hydro
Nameplate capacity2051 MW
Capacity factor51.02% (average 2017–2021)
Annual net output8,938 GW·h (average 2017–2021)
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Liddell Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired thermal power station that had four 500 megawatts (670,000 hp) EE steam-driven turbine alternators, providing a combined electrical capacity of 2,000 megawatts (2,700,000 hp).

Its operating capacity was assessed at 1,680 megawatts (2,250,000 hp) in April 2018.[2] Commissioned between 1971 and 1973, the station is located adjacent to Lake Liddell, near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley of Australia.

Unit 3 was taken out of service on 1 April 2022. Subsequently, Unit 4 was decommissioned on 24 April 2023, followed by Unit 2 on 26 April 2023. The last unit, Unit 1, was removed from service on 28 April 2023.

  1. ^ "Australia's oldest coal-fired station Liddell powers down in the Hunter Valley". ABC News. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ The fight about AGL's Liddell power station explained Australian Financial Review 9 April 2018