Mount Piper Power Station

Mount Piper Power Station
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CountryAustralia
LocationNew South Wales
Coordinates33°21′32″S 150°1′56″E / 33.35889°S 150.03222°E / -33.35889; 150.03222
StatusOperational
Commission date1993
OwnerEnergyAustralia
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Power generation
Units operational2 × 700 megawatts (940,000 hp)
Make and modelTokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan)
Nameplate capacity1,400 MW
Capacity factor56.60% (average 2017-2021)
Annual net output6,941 GW·h (average 2017-2021)
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Mount Piper Power Station is a coal powered power station with two steam turbines with a combined generating capacity of 1,400 MW of electricity. It is located near Portland, in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia and owned by EnergyAustralia, a subsidiary of CLP Group. On 23 September 2021, it was announced that the closure of the power station is being brought forward from 2042 to 2040 at the latest. The power station employs 250 workers.[1]

  1. ^ Toscano, Nick; Foley, Mike (23 September 2021). "EnergyAustralia to close NSW coal power plant early". The Age.