| Muja Power Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Collie, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°26′47″S 116°18′25″E / 33.4463°S 116.307°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 21 April 1966 |
| Owner | Synergy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | Stage C, Stage D |
| Units decommissioned | Stage A, Stage B |
| Nameplate capacity | 1094 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Muja Power Station is a power station in Muja, 22 km (14 mi) east of Collie, Western Australia. It has eight steam turbines served by coal-fired boilers that together generate a total capacity of 854 megawatts of electricity. It is the largest power station in the South West Interconnected System, accounting for roughly 15 percent of capacity.[1] The coal is mined in the nearby Collie Sub-basin. In June 2022 the Government of Western Australia announced that the power station would close by 2029.[2]
Construction on the power station by Clough for the State Energy Commission of Western Australia commenced in April 1962.[3] The station was commissioned on 21 April 1966. Currently four of the eight turbines are running (units 5 through to 8). Muja has four 60 megawatts units (stages A and B), two 200 megawatts units (stage C) and two 227 megawatts units (stage D).[4]
According to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), Muja Power Station is one of the biggest emitters of air pollution in Australia, including high emissions of beryllium, fluoride and particulate matter. Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates that, in 2009, Muja Power Station emitted 5.75 million tonnes (12.7 billion pounds) of CO2 to generate 5.05 terawatt-hours (18.2 petajoules) of electricity.[5]
In household consumer terms, this equates to 1.14 kilograms (2.5 lb) of CO2 emitted for each one kilowatt-hour (kWh), or 3.6 megajoules, of electricity produced and fed into the electricity grid.[5] That is, Muja Power Station emits slightly more CO2 per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced than nearby Collie Power Station (1.13 kilograms or 2.5 pounds) and much more than Bluewaters Power Station (0.825 kilograms or 1.82 pounds) based on estimates for the same year.[5]
- ^ "Secret report puts Collie plant at 2025 shutdown". The West Australian. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Mercer, Daniel; Bourke, Keane; Loney, Georgia (14 June 2022). "Synergy coal power stations including Muja to close as WA Government prioritises renewable energy". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Muja Power Station Clough
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
mer20was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) Database v3.0". Center for Global Development. July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2018.