Pinjar Power Station

Pinjar Power Station is a power station in Pinjar, on the northern outskirts of Perth, Western Australia and near the locality of Neerabup and the recently commissioned Neerabup Power Station. It is natural gas-powered with nine gas turbines that together generate a total capacity of 576 MW of electricity. Although the power station primarily burns natural gas, it can also burn diesel fuel.

Pinjar Power Station
Country
  • Australia
Location
Coordinates31°33′29″S 115°49′05″E
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1989
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Secondary fuel
Turbine technology
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 576 MW

The station was commissioned in 1989. It is used as a peaking power plant.[1]

References

  1. "Power stations". Synergy. Retrieved 24 November 2019.


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