Bayswater power station

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Bayswater power station
Bayswater Power Station.jpg
location
Bayswater Power Plant (Australia)
Bayswater power station
Coordinates 32 ° 23 '45 "  S , 150 ° 56' 57"  O Coordinates: 32 ° 23 '45 "  S , 150 ° 56' 57"  O
country AustraliaAustralia Australia
Data
Type Thermal power plant
Primary energy Fossil energy
fuel Hard coal
power 2.64 GW
owner AGL Energy
operator AGL Energy
Start of operations 1985
Energy fed in 2005 16,867 GWh
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The power station Bayswater ( English Bayswater Power Station ) is a coal-fired power station in New South Wales , Australia . It is located around 100 kilometers northwest of Newcastle between the towns of Muswellbrook and Singleton in the Hunter Valley , an area with many coal mines . The power plant is owned by AGL Energy also operated and used by AGL Energy.

Lake Liddell , about a kilometer away , was created as a cooling water reservoir . The water comes from the Hunter River . Together with the Liddell power station on the shores of the lake, one kilometer away, the Bayswater power station produces around 30% of New South Wales' energy needs.

Data

With an installed capacity of 2.64  GW , Bayswater is one of the most powerful power plants in Australia. Annual generation fluctuates: in 2009 it was 15.176 billion  kWh and in 2005 it was 16.867 billion kWh. The consumption of hard coal varies accordingly: in 2009 it was 7.2 million t and in 2005 it was 8.05 million t. Bayswater is used to cover the base load .

Power plant units

The power plant consists of a total of four units that went into operation from 1985 to 1986. The following table gives an overview:

block Max. Power (MW) Start of operation turbine generator Steam boiler
1 660 1985 Toshiba Toshiba IHI
2 660 1985 Toshiba Toshiba IHI
3 660 1986 Toshiba Toshiba IHI
4th 660 1986 Toshiba Toshiba IHI

See also

Web links

Commons : Bayswater Power Station  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ AGL Macquarie Power Stations. AGL Energy , accessed June 15, 2019 .
  2. ^ AGL Macquarie Power Stations. In: AGL. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Macquarie Generation. In: NSW Office of Water. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Bayswater Coal Power Plant Australia. Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 15, 2019 .