Kwinana Power Station
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Kwinana Power Station (KPS) was Synergy's second-largest power station, located in Naval Base, Western Australia. At its peak, power was produced from six turbines driven by steam from boilers fired by coal, natural gas or fuel oil, and one gas turbine. The steam turbines closed in 2015;[1] however, two gas turbines continue to operate on the site.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[2] This is not to be confused with Cockburn Power Station to its immediate south.
KPS was originally built in 1970 as an oil-fired power station, however it was later converted to coal due to the rising price of oil caused by the 1973 oil crisis. This project received an Engineering Excellence Award from the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1980.[3]
A 20Script error: No such module "String".MW gas turbine, able to be operated on natural gas or diesel fuel, was added in 1972 and took the total nameplate rating to 900Script error: No such module "String".MW which was the station's peak.[4] With greatly increased availability of natural gas from the North West Shelf Venture project, natural gas firing was introduced in the mid 1980s. In 2005 oil burning was re-introduced making the power station unique in Western Australia as it could burn the three fuels: coal, natural gas and oil. In 2025, the smokestacks were gradually dismantled.[5][6]
The original station operated:
- Two 120Script error: No such module "String".MW steam turbines (oil/gas/coal fired) as A units 1 & 2 from 1970/1 to September 2010
- Two 120Script error: No such module "String".MW steam turbines (oil/gas/coal fired) as B units 3 & 4 from 1972/3 to December 2008
- Two 200Script error: No such module "String".MW steam turbines (oil/gas/coal fired) as C units 5 & 6 from 1978/9 to October 2015
- One 20Script error: No such module "String".MW gas turbine from 1972
References
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- ↑ Kwinana Power Station Demolition and Rehabilitation Project McMahon Services
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- ↑ Energy transition underway as Kwinana skyline changes Synergy 4 March 2025
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