| Loy Yang Power Station | |
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 Loy Yang B (left), Loy Yang A (centre), coal bunkers from open cut mine (right) | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 38°15′16″S 146°34′37″E / 38.25444°S 146.57694°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1985 |
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| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Brown coal |
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| Units operational |
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| Make and model | Brown Boveri & Cie Kraftwerk Union Hitachi |
| Nameplate capacity | 3,280 MW (4,400,000 hp) |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Loy Yang Power Station is a brown coal- fired thermal power station located on the outskirts of the city of Traralgon, in south-eastern Victoria, Australia. It consists of two sections, known as Loy Yang A (4 units) and Loy Yang B (2 units). Both Loy Yang A and B are supplied by the Loy Yang brown coal mine. The Loy Yang power stations are located in the brown coal rich Latrobe Valley, along with the Yallourn Power Station.
If Loy Yang A and Loy Yang B are counted together they are the largest power station in Australia, generating 3280 MW of power (however, if counted separately, the 2,880 MW Eraring Power Station is the largest). Loy Yang A & B are base load power stations, and together produce 50% of Victoria's electricity requirements. Loy Yang also serves as the mainland connection point for the Basslink electricity interconnector cable which runs under Bass Strait, connecting it to the George Town sub-station in northern Tasmania.