List of power stations in Victoria (state)

The following page lists all active and former power stations in Victoria, Australia. Power stations smaller than 1 MW in nameplate capacity are not listed.

The Yallourn Power Station in the Latrobe Valley

Loy Yang is the largest power station by capacity in Victoria.

Currently active

Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station	Maximum capacity	Emission intensity	Turbines	Coal type	Conveyance	Mine type	Cooling water
Loy Yang A	2,200 megawatts (3,000,000 hp)	1.17 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	4	lignite	conveyors	open cut	fresh cooling tower
Loy Yang B	1,050 megawatts (1,410,000 hp)	1.14 tCO₂/MWh^[1]	2	lignite	conveyors	open cut	fresh cooling tower
Yallourn	1,480 megawatts (1,980,000 hp)	1.33 tCO₂/MWh^[1]	4	lignite	conveyors	open cut	fresh cooling tower

Yallourn scheduled for closure in 2028.^[2]
Loy Yang B scheduled for closure in 2046.^[2]
Loy Yang A scheduled for closure in 2035.^[3]

Gas turbine

These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station	Maximum capacity	Emission intensity	Turbines	Fuel type	Combined cycle
Bairnsdale	92 megawatts (123,000 hp)	0.53 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	2	natural gas	no
Jeeralang	432 megawatts (579,000 hp)	0.76 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	7	natural gas	no
Laverton North	320 megawatts (430,000 hp)	0.60 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	2	natural gas	no
Longford	31.8 megawatts (42,600 hp)		6	natural gas	no
Mortlake	550 megawatts (740,000 hp)	0.55 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	2	natural gas	no
Somerton	160 megawatts (210,000 hp)	0.72 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	4	natural gas	no
Valley Power	300 megawatts (400,000 hp)	0.76 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	12	natural gas	no

Gas (thermal)

These power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station	Maximum capacity	Emission intensity	Turbines	Fuel type
Newport	500 MW (670,000 hp)	0.53 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	1	natural gas

Gas (reciprocating)

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station	Maximum capacity	Emission intensity	Engines	Fuel type
Boral Western Landfill, Ravenhall	4.6 megawatts (6,200 hp)		4	landfill gas
Broadmeadows	6.2 megawatts (8,300 hp)	0.06 tCO2-e/MWh^[1]	6	landfill gas
Brooklyn Landfill and Waste Recycling Facility	2.83 megawatts (3,800 hp)	0.06 tCO2-e/MWh	3	landfill gas
Clayton	11 megawatts (15,000 hp)	0.06 tCO2-e/MWh	11	landfill gas
Corio (EDL)	1 megawatt (1,300 hp)	0.06 tCO2-e/MWh	1	landfill gas
Mornington Waste Disposal Facility	1 megawatt (1,300 hp)	0.06 tCO2-e/MWh	1	landfill gas
Morwell (Tramway Road) (HRL)	5 megawatts (6,700 hp)		1	diesel
Narre Warren	7.2 megawatts (9,700 hp)		5	landfill gas
Shepparton Wastewater Treatment Facility	1.1 megawatts (1,475 hp)	0.06 tCO2-e/MWh	1	sewage gas
Springvale	4.2 megawatts (5,600 hp)	0.06 tCO2-e/MWh	4	landfill gas
Sunshine Energy Park	8.7 megawatts (11,700 hp)		1	landfill gas
Tatura Biogas Generator	1.1 megawatts (1,475 hp)		1	sewage gas
Werribee (AGL Energy)	7.8 megawatts (10,500 hp)	0.05 tCO2-e/MWh	7	sewage gas
Wyndham Waste Disposal Facility	1 megawatt (1,300 hp)	0.05 tCO2-e/MWh	1	landfill gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station	Maximum capacity	Turbines	Pumped storage	Ref
Banimboola	12.85 megawatts (17,230 hp)	3	no
Blue Rock Dam	3.6 megawatts (4,800 hp)	1	no
Bogong	140 megawatts (190,000 hp)	2	no
Cairn Curran	2 megawatts (2,700 hp)	1	no
Cardinia Reservoir	3.5 megawatts (4,700 hp)	?	no
Clover	24 megawatts (32,000 hp)	2	no
Dartmouth	150 megawatts (200,000 hp)	1	no
Eildon	120 megawatts (160,000 hp)	4	no^{[citation needed]}	^[4]
Eildon Pondage	4.5 megawatts (6,000 hp)	1	no	^[4]
Eppalock	2.4 megawatts (3,200 hp)	?	no
Glenmaggie	3.8 megawatts (5,100 hp)	2	no
McKay Creek	150 megawatts (200,000 hp)	6	no
Olinda	1 megawatt (1,300 hp)	1	no	^[5]
Preston	1.86 megawatts (2,490 hp)	1	no	^[6]
Rubicon Scheme	13.5 megawatts (18,100 hp)	1	no
Silvan	2.06 megawatts (2,760 hp)	1	no	^[5]
Sugarloaf	decommissioned
Thomson Dam	7.5 megawatts (10,100 hp)	1	no
Upper Yarra Reservoir	1.13 megawatts (1,520 hp)	1	no	^[5]
West Kiewa	62 megawatts (83,000 hp)	2	no
William Hovell	1.5 megawatts (2,000 hp)	1	no
Yarrawonga Weir	9.45 megawatts (12,670 hp)	2	no

Solar

Project name	Sponsoring company	location	Coordinates	Technology	Capacity (MW_AC)	Status	Completion date	Notes
Bannerton Solar Park	Foresight Solar Australia	Bannerton	34°41′18″S 142°46′51″E / 34.68833°S 142.78083°E / -34.68833; 142.78083 (Bannerton)	PV single axis tracking	110	Operating	2018	^[7]
Gannawarra Solar Farm	Wirsol	Lalbert	35°44′06″S 143°46′55″E / 35.73500°S 143.78194°E / -35.73500; 143.78194 (Gannawarra)	PV single axis tracking	50	Operating	November 2018	^[8]^[9]
Karadoc Solar Farm	Overland Sun Farming	Iraak	34°24′56″S 142°15′08″E / 34.41556°S 142.25222°E / -34.41556; 142.25222 (Karadoc)	PV tracking flat panel	90	Operating	March 2019	^[10]
Numurkah Solar Farm	Neoen	Numurkah	36°09′33″S 145°28′24″E / 36.15917°S 145.47333°E / -36.15917; 145.47333 (Numurkah)		112	Operating	July 2019	^[11]
Swan Hill Solar Farm	Australian Solar Group & IIG	Swan Hill	35°20′40″S 143°31′20″E / 35.34444°S 143.52222°E / -35.34444; 143.52222 (Swan Hill)	PV single axis tracking	19	Operating	July 2018	^[12]^[13]
Yatpool Solar Farm	Overland Sun Farming	Yatpool	34°23′46″S 142°10′30″E / 34.39611°S 142.17500°E / -34.39611; 142.17500 (Yatpool)	PV tracking flat panel	81	Operating	Late 2019^[14]	^[10]
Wemen Solar Farm	Wirsol	Liparoo	34°48′09″S 142°32′40″E / 34.80250°S 142.54444°E / -34.80250; 142.54444 (Wemen)	PV single axis tracking	97.5	Operating	October 2018	^[15]

Wind farms

Biomass combustion

These power stations burn biomass (biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station	Maximum capacity	Turbines	Fuel type	Conveyance	Ref
Paperlinx, Maryvale	54.5 megawatts (73,100 hp)	4	black liquor	on-site

Decommissioned power stations

Station	Type	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Maximum capacity
Anglesea	Coal	1969	2015	150 megawatts (200,000 hp)
Ballarat A	Coal	1905	??
Ballarat B	Coal	1954	??	20 megawatts (27,000 hp)
Cassilis	Hydro	1909	??
Energy Brix	Coal	1956	2014	165 megawatts (221,000 hp)
Geelong A	Coal	1900	1961	10.5 megawatts (14,100 hp)
Geelong B	Coal	1954	1970	30 megawatts (40,000 hp)
Hamilton	Diesel	1954	??	3 megawatts (4,000 hp)
Hazelwood	Coal	1964	2017	1,600 megawatts (2,100,000 hp)
Horsham	Coal	1913	??
Korumburra	Coal	??	??
Mildura	Oil	1909?	??
Newport A	Coal	1918	1979	95.5 megawatts (128,100 hp)
Newport B	Coal	1923	1970s	90 megawatts (120,000 hp)
Newport C	Coal	1950	1981	120 megawatts (160,000 hp)
Redcliffs	Coal	1954	??	10 megawatts (13,000 hp)
Richmond	Coal	1891	1980	50 megawatts (67,000 hp)
Shepparton	Diesel	1951	??	10.5 megawatts (14,100 hp)
Spencer Street	Coal	1892	1982	109 megawatts (146,000 hp) (1969)
Swan Hill	Oil	1910?	??
Toora	Hydro	1916	??
Warragul	Hydro	1922	??
Warrnambool	Diesel	1953	??	5 megawatts (6,700 hp)
Yallourn A	Coal	1924	1968	75 megawatts (101,000 hp)
Yallourn B	Coal	1932	1970s	100 megawatts (130,000 hp)
Yallourn C	Coal	1954	1984	100 megawatts (130,000 hp)
Yallourn D	Coal	1957	1986	100 megawatts (130,000 hp)
Yallourn E	Coal	1961	1989	240 megawatts (320,000 hp)
Yarram	Hydro	1920?	??

Notes

R. Arklay and I. Sayer - 'Geelong's Electric Supply' - September 1970
Edwards, Cecil (1969). Brown Power. A jubilee history of the SECV. State Electricity Commission of Victoria.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Electricity sector emissions and generation data 2017–18". cleanenergyregulator.gov.au. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Vairo, Pierre (10 March 2021). "Victoria's Yallourn coal power plant to close early as clean shift slashes prices". The Age. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "AGL will close Victoria's coal-fired power station Loy Yang A a decade early". TheGuardian.com.
^ ^a ^b "Lake Eildon". Goulburn–Murray Water. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c VRET SCHEME - Register of Accredited Power Stations, Essential Services Commission (Victoria), 29 October 2010, archived from the original on 28 September 2011, retrieved 23 July 2011
^ Projects - Preston, Tyco Tamar, archived from the original on 18 February 2011, retrieved 23 July 2011
^ "Foresight Solar Fund Limited enters binding contract for the acquisition of 110MW Bannerton Solar Farm in Victoria, Australia". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Gannawarra Solar Farm". Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Gannawarra Solar Farm". Wirsol. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Sun Farms". OVERLAND Sun Farming. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Numurkah Solar Farm". Neoen. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "The Swan Hill Solar Farm". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ "Fund manager bankrolls 19MW solar farm in north-west Victoria". RenewEconomy. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ Parkinson, Giles (26 October 2018). "Karadoc solar farm starts generating in Victoria, becoming state's biggest". Renew Economy. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "Wemen Solar Farm". Wirsol. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

External links

[:1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Electricity sector emissions and generation data 2017–18". cleanenergyregulator.gov.au. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[:0-2] Vairo, Pierre (10 March 2021). "Victoria's Yallourn coal power plant to close early as clean shift slashes prices". The Age. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[3] "AGL will close Victoria's coal-fired power station Loy Yang A a decade early". TheGuardian.com.

[eildon-4] "Lake Eildon". Goulburn–Murray Water. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

[VRET-5] VRET SCHEME - Register of Accredited Power Stations, Essential Services Commission (Victoria), 29 October 2010, archived from the original on 28 September 2011, retrieved 23 July 2011

[Tamar_Preston-6] Projects - Preston, Tyco Tamar, archived from the original on 18 February 2011, retrieved 23 July 2011

[7] "Foresight Solar Fund Limited enters binding contract for the acquisition of 110MW Bannerton Solar Farm in Victoria, Australia". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[8] "Gannawarra Solar Farm". Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[9] "Gannawarra Solar Farm". Wirsol. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[Overland-10] "Sun Farms". OVERLAND Sun Farming. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[11] "Numurkah Solar Farm". Neoen. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[12] "The Swan Hill Solar Farm". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[13] "Fund manager bankrolls 19MW solar farm in north-west Victoria". RenewEconomy. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

[14] Parkinson, Giles (26 October 2018). "Karadoc solar farm starts generating in Victoria, becoming state's biggest". Renew Economy. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

[15] "Wemen Solar Farm". Wirsol. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

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