Torrens Island Power Station
Torrens Island Power Station | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | Torrens Island, South Australia |
Coordinates | 34°48′24″S 138°31′24″E / 34.80667°S 138.52333°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began |
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Commission date | 1967 |
Owner(s) | AGL Energy |
Operator(s) | |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
Chimneys |
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Cooling source | Port Adelaide River |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 × MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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Torrens Island Power Station is located on
Construction
Construction began in 1963 following passing of a government act vesting the land and authorising construction.[3] The 480 MW (4 x 120MW) A Station was completed in 1967, and construction of the 800 MW (4 x 200MW) B Station was completed in 1982.
Gradual shutdown
In December 2014 AGL announced that it intended mothballing the four older units of the A Station indefinitely, having taken them out of service between July and September 2014.
However, due to the state-wide power outage in September 2016, the system operator
AGL announced on 7 June 2017 that it intended to permanently mothball two of the turbines in the 50-year-old Torrens A power station, after building a new 210MW power station containing twelve gas reciprocating engines to be known as Barker Inlet Power Station adjacent to the Torrens Island site.[6][7] The first two units (2 and 4) would be mothballed from 1 July 2019, with the remaining two units (1 and 3) planned to be mothballed after winter 2020 and winter 2021.[8] AGL announced a delay in the closure schedule in July 2019, with Units 2 and 4 rescheduled to close in September 2020, and Units 1 and 3 to close in September 2021 and September 2022.[9] On 7 July 2021, AGL announced plans to also mothball unit B1 in October 2021. It will be able to be recalled on 6 months lead time. At the same time, AGL announced construction of a 250MW grid battery on the Torrens Island site.[10] On 24 November 2022, AGL announced that it would bring forward full closure, and Torrens Island B would be retired on 30 June 2026.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "TRU Torrens Island". CLP Group. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
- ^ "Torrens Island, SOUTH AUSTRALIA". GJC Engineers. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ "ELECTRICITY TRUST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (TORRENS ISLAND POWER STATION) ACT 1962". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
- ^ "AGL - AGL to mothball South Australian generating units". www.agl.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "AGL to defer mothballing of South Australian generating units". AGL. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Washington, David (7 June 2017). "AGL to build "rapid response" power station in Adelaide". InDaily. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "AGL announces development of $295 million power station in South Australia". ASX & Media Release (Press release). AGL. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Generation information page". Australian Energy Market Operator. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "AGL confirms schedule to close power plants". Utility Magazine. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "AGL to mothball one unit at Torrens B in South Australia" (Press release). AGL Energy. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Torrens Island 'B' Power Station to close in 2026" (Press release). AGL Energy. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.