Southern Cross power station

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Southern Cross power station is an operating power station of at least 244-megawatts (MW) in Kambala East, Western Australia, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Southern Cross power station Kambala East, Western Australia, Australia -31.1918987, 121.6719065 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: -31.1918987, 121.6719065

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 61[2] gas turbine[2] 1996[2]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 61[2] gas turbine[2] 1996[2]
Unit 3 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 61[2] gas turbine[2] 1996[2]
Unit 4 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 61[2] gas turbine[2] 1996[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
Unit 1 TransAlta Corp [100.0%]
Unit 2 TransAlta Corp [100.0%]
Unit 3 TransAlta Corp [100.0%]
Unit 4 TransAlta Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): other metals & mining[3]
  • Captive industry: Power[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kambalda+Power+Station/@-31.1918987121.6719065670m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x2a52771d0f04e3e5:0x4b4782e6bfa3ca07!8m2!3d-31.1919033!4d121.6740952. {{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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003055704/https://transalta.com/about-us/our-operations/facilities/southern-cross/. Archived from the original on 03 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201130114559/https://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/southern-cross/. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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