Eraring Power Station

Eraring Power Station is a coal-fired power station consisting of four 720 MW Toshiba steam-driven turbo-alternators for a combined capacity of 2,880 MW. The station is located near the township of Dora Creek, on the western shore of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and is owned and operated by Origin Energy. It is Australia's largest power station. The plant has two smokestacks rising 200 m (656 ft) in height. It is slated for closure by mid-2025, after a failed attempt to sell the loss making power station back to the state government.

Eraring Power Station
Eraring Power Station
Location of Eraring Power Station in New South Wales
Country
  • Australia
Locationnear Dora Creek, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°03′44″S 151°31′13″E
StatusOperational
Commission date1982
Owner(s)Origin Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal
Turbine technologySteam turbine - Subcritical
Power generation
Units operational4 × 720 megawatts (970,000 hp) 1 x 42 megawatts (56,000 hp)
Make and modelTokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan)
Nameplate capacity2,922 MW
Capacity factor57% (average 1999-2023)
Annual net output16,012 GW·h (average 2017-2021)
External links
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