Pelican Point Power Station | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | Pelican Point, South Australia |
Coordinates | 34°45′47″S 138°30′18″E / 34.76306°S 138.50500°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2001 |
Owner | Engie |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Turbine technology | Gas turbine |
Cooling source | Sea |
Combined cycle? | Yes |
Power generation | |
Units operational | Two gas and one steam turbine |
Make and model | Alstom GT13E2 (2) steam turbine (1) |
Nameplate capacity | 479 MW |
External links | |
Website | www |
The Pelican Point Power Station is located at Pelican Point, 20 km from the centre of Adelaide, South Australia on the Lefevre Peninsula. It is operated by Engie (previously known as GDF Suez Australian Energy), which owns 72 per cent of the power station. Mitsui owns the remaining 28 per cent. It burns natural gas in a combined cycle power station, comprising two 160 MW gas turbines and one 165 MW steam turbine, to generate up to 485 MW of electricity.[1]
Construction began in 1999. The plant has two GT13E2 gas turbines manufactured by ABB (now Alstom). The plant, including steam turbine and heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), was manufactured and constructed by ABB.
Fuel is supplied via either the SEAGas pipeline, which runs from the Iona Gas Plant in Victoria to the Pelican Point power station, or the Moomba Adelaide Pipeline System (MAPS), which supplies gas from Moomba to Adelaide.