List of power stations in Western Australia


This is a list of active power stations in Western Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.

Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Total max. capacity: 2317 MW
Power station Max. CapacityTurbinesCoal TypeMine typeConveyanceCooling Water
Bluewaters416 MW2bituminousopen cutconveyorfresh
Collie300 MW1bituminousopen cutconveyorfresh
Kwinana 640 MW4bituminousopen cutrail, conveyor, roadseawater
Muja854 MW4bituminousopen cutconveyorfresh
Worsley Alumina Power Station107 MW4bituminousopen cutrailfresh

Gas turbine

These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Total max. capacity: 4314 MW
Power stationCapacity TurbinesFuel typeCombined cycle
Cape Lambert 1053natural gasno
Cape Preston4507natural gasyes
Cawse214natural gasno
Cockburn2402natural gasyes
Dampier1203natural gasno
Esperance 334natural gasno
Kambalda421natural gasno
Kalgoorlie421natural gasno
Kemerton260.92natural gasno
Kwinana211natural gasno
Kwinana Cogeneration Plant - Kwinana Oil Refinery1203natural gasyes
Kwinana - NewGen3201natural gasyes
Kwinana - Tiwest361natural gasno
Leinster421natural gasno
Merredin822natural gas/dieselno
Mount Keith672natural gasno
Mungarra1123natural gasno
Murrin Murrin 763natural gasyes
Neerabup3302natural gasno
Newman1704natural gas/dieselno
Parkeston1103natural gas/dieselno
Pinjar5769natural gas/dieselno
Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia / AGL2802natural gasNo
Port Hedland 1755natural gas/dieselno
Paraburdoo 1554natural gasno
South Hedland 1553natural gas/dieselyes
Telfer Gold Mine, Newcrest Mining1353natural gasno
Worsley Alumina Power Station1201natural gasyes

Gas (thermal)

These power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Total max. capacity: 274 MW
Power stationMax. Capacity TurbinesFuel type
Capel 6.51waste gas
Kwinana Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia74.57natural gas
Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia954natural gas
Wagerup Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia984natural gas

Gas (reciprocating)

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Total max. capacity: 108 MW
Power stationMax. Capacity EnginesFuel type
Atlas 1.11landfill gas
Canning Vale41landfill gas
Carnarvon15.273natural gas
Dongara1.63natural gas
Henderson 2.131landfill gas
Jundee 13.26natural gas
Kalamunda1.91landfill gas
Kelvin Road, Gosnells22landfill gas
Leonora3.25natural gas
Millar Road, Rockingham1.62landfill gas
Mount Magnet1.91natural gas
Plutonic 164natural gas
Red Hill3.651landfill gas
South Cardup3.33landfill gas
Tamala Park4.651landfill gas
Wiluna 9 4 sets operational3natural gas
Windimurra134natural gas
Wodgina Tantalum Mine5628natural gas
Woodman Point1.83sewage gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Total max. capacity: 32 MW
Power stationMax. CapacityTurbinesPumped storage
Ord River Hydro30 MW4no

Wind farms

These wind farm power stations use the power of the wind to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Total max. capacity: 457 MW
Power stationMax. Capacity Turbines
Albany21.612
Alinta 9054
Collgar Wind Farm206111
Emu Downs79.248
Mumbida Wind Farm5522
Nine Mile Beach3.66
Ten Mile Lagoon2.039
Warradarge Wind Farm18051

Biomass combustion

These power stations burn biomass to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Total max. capacity: 6 MW
Power stationMax. CapacityTurbinesFuel TypeConveyance
Ord Sugar Mill, Kununurra6 MW1bagasseon-site

Solar Photovoltaic

These power stations use a semiconductor device that converts sunlight into electricity.
Total max. capacity: 30 MW
Power stationMax. CapacitySolar Panels
Emu Downs Solar Farm20 MW75,000
Greenough River Solar Farm10 MW150,000