Leichhardt power station

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Leichhardt power station is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Leichhardt power station Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia -20.7833, 139.4862 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: -20.7833, 139.4862

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] 60[2] gas turbine[2] not found 2014[3]

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 APA Group Ltd [100%][4][2] APA Group Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[4]
  • Captive industry: Other Metals & Mining[4]
  • Non-industry use: none[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221024232606/https://www.apa.com.au/our-services/other-energy-services/gas-fired-power-generation/. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025005148/https://www.agl.com.au/about-agl/media-centre/asx-and-media-releases/2014/december/diamantina-power-station-opening. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211101185523/https://www.wsp.com/en-AU/projects/leichhardt-power-station. Archived from the original on 01 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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