List of power stations in New South Wales

This is a list of active power stations in New South Wales, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.

Solar Power station Max. capacity (MW) Operator Technology Completion date NotesUralla BOC400ZenPhotovoltaic2025Boc Australia Moree Solar Farm 56 Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Photovoltaic2016Beryl Solar Farm87New Energy Solar / First SolarPhotovoltaic2019110.9 MW DC, 87 MW ACFinley Solar Farm133ESCO Pacific / John LaingPhotovoltaic2019175MW DC, 133 MW AC Royalla Solar Farm 20 Acciona Photovoltaic2014 Nyngan Solar Plant 102 AGL Energy Photovoltaic2016 Broken Hill Solar Plant 53 AGL Energy Photovoltaic2016 Mugga Lane Solar Park, Canberra, ACT 13 Maoneng Photovoltaic2017 Gullen Range Solar Farm 10 Goldwind Australia Photovoltaic2017 Mount Majura Solar Farm Majura, ACT 2.3 Solar Choice Photovoltaic2016Co-developed by Solar Choice and Solar Fields Williamsdale Solar Farm Williamsdale, ACT 11 ActewAGL Photovoltaic2017Coleambally Solar Farm150NeoenPhotovoltaic2018Started full scale operations as of 19 October 2018. Production had ramped up over the preceding months.Parkes Solar Farm55NeoenPhotovoltaic201855MW AC, 66MW DC. Farm was operating at full capacity as of March 2018.Griffith Solar Farm36NeoenPhotovoltaic2018Manildra Solar Farm48.5First SolarPhotovoltaic2018White Rock Solar Farm20Goldwind AustraliaPhotovoltaic2018Jemalong CSP Pilot Plant1.1Vast SolarThermal2017Jemalong Solar Farm50Genex PowerPhotovoltaic2021Developed to approval by Vast Solar, then acquired by Genex Power on 7 September 2018

Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn bituminous coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) CO2 emissions (tCO2e) Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh) Turbines Operator Mine type Conveyance Cooling water Scheduled closure Bayswater 2,64013,725,9650.88 4 AGL Energy open cut conveyors, rail fresh 2035 Eraring 2,88014,914,9160.87 4 Origin Energy underground rail, truck salt 30 April 2029 Mount Piper 1,4006,841,3020.87 2 EnergyAustralia underground road, conveyor fresh 2040 Vales Point B 1,3207,015,6260.86 2 Delta Electricity underground conveyors salt 2028 In 2007 Delta Electricity re-rated the two units at Mt Piper at 700 MW capacity. In February 2022, Origin Energy announced plans to bring forward the closure of Eraring to 2025, pending approval by the Australian Energy Market Operator.

Gas turbine

These fossil fuel power stations are fired with gas or liquid fuels to produce electricity by use of a gas turbine.

Power station Operator Max. capacity (MW) Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh) Turbines Fuel type Combined cycle Colongra Snowy Hydro 6670.56 4 natural gas no Tallawarra EnergyAustralia 4350.37 2 natural gas yesSmithfield Visy1710.49 4 natural gas no Uranquinty Origin Energy 6410.60 4 natural gas no

Gas reciprocating engines

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh) Engines Fuel type Appin Mine 55.60.73 54 coalbed methane+natural gas Belrose 40.08 1 landfill gas Earthpower Camellia 3.9 3 biogas Jacks Gully 2.30.06 1 landfill gas Lucas Heights I 5.40.06 5 landfill gas Lucas Heights II 17.30.06 15 landfill gas Sydney Water, Malabar 3 3 sewage gas Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project 10.05 1 landfill gas Tahmoor 70.57 7 coalbed methane Teralba 8 8 coalbed methane Tower Mine 41.2 40 coalbed methane+natural gas Wilga 110.59 11 natural gas Woodlawn 4 4 landfill gas Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement 10.07 1 landfill gas Woy Woy Landfill Gas Abatement 10.06 1 landfill gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate electricity.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Pumped storage Bendeela (Shoalhaven) 80 2 yes Blowering 80 1 no Brown Mountain 4.95 2 no Burrendong 14.5 1 no Burrinjuck 27 3 no Copeton 24 1 no Glenbawn 5.8 1 no Guthega 60 2 no Hume 58 2 no Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven) 160 2 yes Keepit 7.2 1 no Kembla Grange 6.8 2 no Murray 1 950 10 no Murray 2 550 4 no Nymboida 5 7 no Oaky River 12 5 no Pindari 5.6 2 no Snowy 2.0 2000 6 yes The Drop, Mulwala Canal 2.5 1 no Tumut 1 330 4 no Tumut 2 287 4 no Tumut 3 1500 6 yes Warragamba 50 1 no Williams River Dam (private) 7 1 no Wyangala 22.5 2 no

Wind farms

Biomass combustion

These power stations burn biomass (biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Fuel type Conveyance Broadwater Sugar Mill 10 1 bagasse on-site Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen 30 1 bagasse/wood waste on-site & truck Condong Sugar Mill 3 1 bagasse on-site Condong Biomass Co-Gen 30 1 bagasse/wood waste on-site & truck Harwood Sugar Mill 4.5 3 bagasse on-site Visy, Tumut 21 1 black liquor on-site

Cogeneration

These power stations capture waste heat to generate some or all of the electricity they produce via cogeneration.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Amcor, Bomaderry 6 BlueScope, Port Kembla 62 Macquarie University 1.5 Stadium Australia 1 University of Western Sydney 1 Visy, Smithfield 6

Decommissioned coal-fired stations

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Coal type Mine type Conveyance Cooling water Balmain126.28bituminousN/Aship / lightersalt Bunnerong 375 11 bituminous N/A railway salt Liddell 2051 7 bituminous open cut conveyors fresh Lithgow 38 4 bituminous open cut railway fresh Munmorah 1,400 4 bituminous underground conveyors salt Newcastle East 70.75 6 bituminous N/A railway salt Pyrmont 200 4 bituminous N/A railway salt Redbank 150 1 bituminous (tailings) open cut conveyors fresh Ultimo 79.5 6 bituminous N/A railway salt Wallerawang 1,240 2 bituminous underground road, conveyor fresh Wangi 330 6 bituminous underground conveyor fresh White Bay 100 2 bituminous N/A railway salt

List of power stations in New South Wales

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