Kwinana Refinery cogeneration power station

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Kwinana Refinery cogeneration power station is an operating power station of at least 119-megawatts (MW) in Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kwinana Refinery cogeneration power station Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia -32.2226, 115.7662 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: -32.2226, 115.7662

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 119[3][4] combined cycle[3] not found 1998[1][4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 ENGIE SA [35%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [35%]; RATCH-Australia Corporation Pty Ltd [30%][5][6][5][6][5][6] ENGIE SA [35.0%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [35.0%]; RATCH Group PLC [30.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[3]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[3]
  • Non-industry use: power[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240405061207/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43230. Archived from the original on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221027210833/https://www.boilingcold.com.au/nine-takeaways-from-bps-shock-closure-kwinana-refinery/. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118030541/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1995/06/Work-to-start-on-%27cogeneration%27-power-station-at-Kwinana-oil-refinery.aspx. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118031214/http://www.ratchaustralia.com/bp_kwinana%20/about_bp_kwinana%20.html. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118031214/http://www.ratchaustralia.com/bp_kwinana%20/about_bp_kwinana%20.html. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20191021233328/https://engie.com.au/home/what-we-do/our-assets/kwinana/. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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