Playford A Power Station
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CountryAustralia
StatusDecommissioned
| Playford A Power Station | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Port Paterson, South Australia[1] |
| Coordinates | 32°32′20″S 137°46′55″E / 32.538886°S 137.781822°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1954-1957 |
| Decommission date | 1985 |
| Construction cost | A£10 million |
| Operator | Electricity Trust of South Australia |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Sub-bituminous coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Chimneys | 1 |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 90 MW |
The Playford A Power Station was the first thermal power station that was built by the Electricity Trust of South Australia, located at Port Paterson, South Australia near Port Augusta. It was built in 1954 to generate electricity from sub-bituminous coal mined from the Telford Cut at Leigh Creek and transported 250 kilometres (160 mi) by rail.
The Playford B Power Station was established nearby in 1963, and the Northern Power Station in 1985. All three facilities were decommissioned during the 1980s and demolished in 2018.