Pinjarra Power Station

Not to be confused with Pinjar Power Station.

Pinjarra Power Station

Location of Pinjarra Power Station in Western Australia
Country	Australia
Location	Shire of Murray
Coordinates	32°38′48″S 115°56′48″E / 32.64676°S 115.94665°E / -32.64676; 115.94665Coordinates: 32°38′48″S 115°56′48″E / 32.64676°S 115.94665°E / -32.64676; 115.94665
Status	Operational
Commission date	2006
Operator(s)	Alinta Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Cogeneration?	yes
Power generation
Units operational	2 x 140 MW
Make and model	MHI
Nameplate capacity	280 MW

Pinjarra Power Station is a natural gas-fired power station in Western Australia. It is a 280 MW base load cogeneration power station located in Alcoa's Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, near the town of Pinjarra, approximately 80 km south of Perth, Western Australia. Generated electricity is sold by Alinta Energy to contracted customers or into the WA Wholesale Energy Market. In addition to electricity, the power station supplies steam to Alcoa's refinery.

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Energy in Western Australia

Coal	Bluewaters Collie Kwinana Muja Worsley Alumina

Gas	Cockburn Dampier Kwinana Kwinana Co-gen Mungarra Neerabup Newman Pinjar Pinjarra Port Hedland Telfer Gold Mine Wagerup

Major hydro	Ord River Hydro Wellington Dam

Wind farms	Albany Collgar Emu Downs Nine Mile Beach Ten Mile Lagoon Walkaway

Companies	Alinta ATCO ERM Power Griffin Energy Horizon Power Synergy Verve Energy Western Power Rio Tinto Iron Ore

Historical	Fremantle Gas and Coke Company State Electricity Commission of Western Australia State Energy Commission of Western Australia Western Power Corporation

List of power stations in Western Australia

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