Jeeralang Power Station, Victoria (Australia)
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Jeeralang Power Station is a gas turbine
power station near Morwell
, Victoria
, Australia
. It was constructed in two stages and has a capacity of 449 megawatts. The station is a peaking facility
which is utilised only during periods of peak demand, it is also used as a black start
facility to restore power to the grid in the event of major system failure. As a result the actual capacity factor
of the station is less than 5%. It is currently operated by Ecogen Energy
.
The first stage (Jeeralang A) was built by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria
as a reaction to the scaling back of Newport D power station from 1000 MW to 500 MW. Jeeralang A was constructed between 1977-79 and has four Siemens Industries V93-1 gas turbines totalling 466 MW, while Jeeralang B constructed between 1978-80 had three Alstom Atlantique MS-9001 gas turbines.
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
power station near Morwell
Morwell, Victoria
-Transport:The main form of transport in Morwell is the automobile. The Princes Freeway now bypasses the town to the south while the old Princes Highway which once passed through east-west through its centre is now Princes Drive and Commercial Road. The highway connects Morwell with other...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was constructed in two stages and has a capacity of 449 megawatts. The station is a peaking facility
Peaking power plant
Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, and occasionally just "peakers," are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity.-Peak hours:...
which is utilised only during periods of peak demand, it is also used as a black start
Black start
A black start is the process of restoring a power station to operation without relying on the external electric power transmission network.Normally, the electric power used within the plant is provided from the station's own generators...
facility to restore power to the grid in the event of major system failure. As a result the actual capacity factor
Capacity factor
The net capacity factor or load factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its potential output if it had operated at full nameplate capacity the entire time...
of the station is less than 5%. It is currently operated by Ecogen Energy
Ecogen Energy
Ecogen Energy is a power station operator in Victoria, Australia. It operates two peaking power plants: the natural gas fired Newport Power Station and the gas turbine Jeeralang Power Station....
.
The first stage (Jeeralang A) was built by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria
State Electricity Commission of Victoria
The State Electricity Commission of Victoria was a monopoly electricity generation, transmission and supply utility located in Victoria, Australia...
as a reaction to the scaling back of Newport D power station from 1000 MW to 500 MW. Jeeralang A was constructed between 1977-79 and has four Siemens Industries V93-1 gas turbines totalling 466 MW, while Jeeralang B constructed between 1978-80 had three Alstom Atlantique MS-9001 gas turbines.