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Tallawarra Power Station

Yallah, Australia

The 1525th largest power station in the world

435 MW · Capacity

Tallawarra Power Station is a 440-megawatt (590, 000 hp) combined cycle natural gas turbine generator and a further 320 MW open cycle gas turbine in Yallah, New South Wales, Australia. Owned and operated by EnergyAustralia, the station is the first of its type in New South Wales and produces electricity for the state during periods of high demand. It is located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra. The power station comprises a 280-megawatt (380, 000 hp) gas turbine and a 160-megawatt (210, 000 hp) steam turbine unit and a separate 320 MW gas turbine, and has a total capacity of 760 megawatts (1, 020, 000 hp). It uses many of the previous power station's structures including the cooling system channels from Lake Illawarra. The power station is connected to the state grid via a 132 kV switching station maintained by Endeavour Energy.

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