Channel Island Power Station

Channel Island Power Station
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CountryAustralia
LocationChannel Island, Northern Territory
Coordinates12°33′16″S 130°52′00″E / 12.554503°S 130.8665437°E / -12.554503; 130.8665437
StatusOperational
Commission date1986
Owner(s)Territory Generation
Operator(s)Territory Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelDiesel
Power generation
Units operational6
Units decommissioned1
Nameplate capacity279 MW
External links
Websiteterritorygeneration.com.au/home/our-power-stations/locations/channel-island-power-station/

Channel Island Power Station is the largest power station in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is positioned on an island in the Middle Arm of Darwin Harbour, supplying electricity to the Darwin-Katherine Interconnected System.[1] It is currently owned and operated by Territory Generation. Most of the island surrounding the facility is protected from development as the Channel Island Conservation Reserve.

  1. ^ "Channel Island Power Station". Territory Generation. Retrieved 29 July 2018.