Owen Springs Power Station | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | Brewer Road, Hugh [1] |
Coordinates | 23°51′47″S 133°49′34″E / 23.863°S 133.826°E [1] |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2011 [2] |
Owner(s) | Territory Generation |
Operator(s) | Territory Generation |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Secondary fuel | Diesel |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 77 [3] |
Owen Springs Power Station is a power station located in the southern part of the Northern Territory of Australia in the locality of Hugh about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Alice Springs. [1] [2]
It was commissioned in 2011 and is now owned and operated by Territory Generation. [3] The power station's name reflects its siting on land which was once part of the Owen Springs pastoral lease. [1]
In 2016, the power station's capacity was expanded at the cost of A$75 million with the objective of closing the existing Ron Goodin Power Station and achieving the following outcomes attributed to Adam Giles, the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - "more reliable supply of electricity, reduce business tariffs by 15-20 per cent, create a permanent flood access road for Mount Johns and Desert Springs, and free land for housing development." [4]
Owen Springs Power Station | |
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| |
Country | Australia |
Location | Brewer Road, Hugh [1] |
Coordinates | 23°51′47″S 133°49′34″E / 23.863°S 133.826°E [1] |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2011 [2] |
Owner(s) | Territory Generation |
Operator(s) | Territory Generation |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Secondary fuel | Diesel |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 77 [3] |
Owen Springs Power Station is a power station located in the southern part of the Northern Territory of Australia in the locality of Hugh about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Alice Springs. [1] [2]
It was commissioned in 2011 and is now owned and operated by Territory Generation. [3] The power station's name reflects its siting on land which was once part of the Owen Springs pastoral lease. [1]
In 2016, the power station's capacity was expanded at the cost of A$75 million with the objective of closing the existing Ron Goodin Power Station and achieving the following outcomes attributed to Adam Giles, the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - "more reliable supply of electricity, reduce business tariffs by 15-20 per cent, create a permanent flood access road for Mount Johns and Desert Springs, and free land for housing development." [4]