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Power station in Perth, Western Australia Not to be confused with Pinjarra Power Station.

Pinjar Power Station
Country
  • Australia
Location
Coordinates31°33′29″S 115°49′05″E / 31.558°S 115.818°E / -31.558; 115.818
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1989
Operator
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Secondary fuel
Turbine technology
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 576 MW
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Pinjar Power Station is a power station in Pinjar, on the northern outskirts of Perth, Western Australia and near the locality of Neerabup and the recently commissioned Neerabup Power Station. It is natural gas-powered with nine gas turbines that together generate a total capacity of 576 MW of electricity. Although the power station primarily burns natural gas, it can also burn diesel fuel.

The station was commissioned in 1989. It is used as a peaking power plant.

References

  1. "Power stations". Synergy. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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