Jeeralang Power Station
Jeeralang Power Station is a gas turbine power station with a capacity of 460 megawatts (620,000 hp) near Morwell, Victoria, Australia. The station is a peaking facility which is used only during periods of peak demand, and is also used as a black start facility to restore power to the grid in the event of major system failure. As a result, the actual capacity factor of the station is less than 5%.[1] The power station was built by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria in response to the scaling back of Newport D power station from 1,000 megawatts (1,300,000 hp) to 500 megawatts (670,000 hp),[2] as a result of community concerns and union bans. Jeeralang consists of seven gas turbines configured to operate in single cycle mode.
Jeeralang A was built between 1977 and 1979 and consists of four Siemens Industries V93.1 gas turbines with a combined capacity of 220 megawatts (300,000 hp).
Jeeralang B was built between 1978 and 1980 and consists of three Alstom Atlantique MS-9001 gas turbines with a combined capacity of 240 megawatts (320,000 hp).[3]
The power station is currently operated by Ecogen Energy and was purchased by EnergyAustralia in April 2018[4].
References
- ^ "Ecogen Energy Pty Ltd: Review of Rating Arrangements under the Electricity Industry Act" (PDF). Via web.archive.org. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Aynsley John Kellow (1996). "Victoria: Uncertain Reform". Transforming power: the politics of electricity planning. Cambridge University Press. p. 132. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Signboard at the entry of the power station
- ^ https://www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/energy-generation/jeeralang-power-station