Whyalla power plant

From Global Energy Monitor
Part of the
Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker,
a Global Energy Monitor project.
Download full dataset
Report an error
Related categories:

Whyalla power plant is an announced power station in Whyalla, South Australia, Australia. It is also known as Hydrogen Jobs Plan Power Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Whyalla power plant Whyalla, South Australia, Australia -33.032118, 137.575293 (approximate)[1][2]

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

Loading map...


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
1 Announced[2] other: hydrogen (green)[2] 50[3][4][2] gas turbine[5][4] 2026 (planned)[5]
2 Announced[2] other: hydrogen (green)[2] 50[3][4][2] gas turbine[5][4] 2026 (planned)[5]
3 Announced[2] other: hydrogen (green)[2] 50[3][4][2] gas turbine[5][4] 2026 (planned)[5]
4 Announced[2] other: hydrogen (green)[2] 50[3][4][2] gas turbine[5][4] 2026 (planned)[5] 2051 (planned)[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 Operator Owner Parent
1 ATCO Power Australia[2] State of South Australia[2] State of South Australia
2 ATCO Power Australia[2] State of South Australia[2] State of South Australia
3 ATCO Power Australia[2] State of South Australia[2] State of South Australia
4 ATCO Power Australia[2] State of South Australia[2] State of South Australia

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2]
  • Captive industry: Other[2]
  • Non-industry use: power[2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Whyalla+SA+5600,+Australia/@-33.0503935,137.5582126,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6abcaaabc794e80d:0x5033654628f0000!8m2!3d-33.034582!4d137.5756408!16zL20vMDFuNm54?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 https://www.atco.com/en-au/about-us/stories/atco-preferred-partner-hydrogen-jobs-plan.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10kzYGryz3VQI2kqVFMbz5tFglYTeVcik/edit?gid=728141110. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/nem-forecasting-and-planning/forecasting-and-planning-data/generation-information. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://www.hydrogen.sa.gov.au/projects/hydrogen-jobs-plan/whyalla-hydrogen-power-facility. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.