Cape Lambert power station

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Cape Lambert power station is an operating power station of at least 130-megawatts (MW) in Wickham, Western Australia, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cape Lambert power station Wickham, Western Australia, Australia -20.6488, 117.1407 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: -20.6488, 117.1407

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4] 130[4] combined cycle[4] not found 2015[2]

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
Unit 1 Rio Tinto Australia Pty Ltd[4] Rio Tinto PLC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[4]
  • Captive industry: Iron & Steel[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. AUS0000462
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625052345/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/rio-tinto-installing-ges-aeroderivative-gas-turbines-drive-expansion-western. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221102064449/http://www.riotinto.com/en/operations/australia/pilbara. Archived from the original on 02 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220703013530/https://boothwelsh.co.uk/portfolio/cape-lambert-power-station-epcm/. Archived from the original on 03 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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