Uranquinty Power Station
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The Uranquinty Power Station is a 640-megawatt (860,000 hp) natural gas-fired power station located in Uranquinty, New South Wales, Australia, comprising four Siemens V94.2 gas turbines. It is the second largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales, and is used during peak loads.
| Uranquinty Power Station | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Uranquinty, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 35°10′49″S 147°13′00″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | January 2009 |
| Owner | Origin Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 (160 MW (210,000 hp) each)[1] |
| Make and model | Siemens |
| Nameplate capacity | 640 MW (860,000 hp) |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Uranquinty Power Station was the fourth power station to be constructed by NewGen Power which was jointly owned by ERM Power and Babcock & Brown Power at a cost of $500 million.[2][3]
On 4 July 2008 Babcock & Brown Power announced that it had sold the Uranquinty power station for $700 million to Origin Energy.[4][5]
On 19 January 2009 Origin Energy announced that the Uranquinty Power Station was commissioned with eight people employed to operate the facility.[6][7]
