# List of power stations in New South Wales

This is a list of active power stations in New South Wales, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.

## Solar

| Power station | Max. capacity (MW) | Operator | Technology | Completion date | Notes |
| Moree Solar Farm | 56 | Fotowatio Renewable Ventures | Photovoltaic | 2016 | |
| Beryl Solar Farm | 87 | New Energy Solar / First Solar | Photovoltaic | 2019 | 110.9 MW DC, 87 MW AC |
| Finley Solar Farm | 133 | ESCO Pacific / John Laing | Photovoltaic | 2019 | 175MW DC, 133 MW AC |
| Royalla Solar Farm | 20 | Acciona | Photovoltaic | 2014 | |
| Nyngan Solar Plant | 102 | AGL Energy | Photovoltaic | 2016 | |
| Broken Hill Solar Plant | 53 | AGL Energy | Photovoltaic | 2016 | |
| Mugga Lane Solar Park, Canberra, ACT | 13 | Maoneng | Photovoltaic | 2017 | |
| Gullen Range Solar Farm | 10 | Goldwind Australia | Photovoltaic | 2017 | |
| Mount Majura Solar Farm Majura, ACT | 2.3 | Solar Choice | Photovoltaic | 2016 | Co-developed by Solar Choice and Solar Fields |
| Williamsdale Solar Farm Williamsdale, ACT | 11 | ActewAGL | Photovoltaic | 2017 | |
| Coleambally Solar Farm | 150 | Neoen | Photovoltaic | 2018 | Started full scale operations as of 19 October 2018. Production had ramped up over the preceding months. |
| Parkes Solar Farm | 55 | Neoen | Photovoltaic | 2018 | 55MW AC, 66MW DC. Farm was operating at full capacity as of March 2018. |
| Griffith Solar Farm | 36 | Neoen | Photovoltaic | 2018 | |
| Manildra Solar Farm | 48.5 | First Solar | Photovoltaic | 2018 | |
| White Rock Solar Farm | 20 | Goldwind Australia | Photovoltaic | 2018 | |
| Jemalong CSP Pilot Plant | 1.1 | Vast Solar | Thermal | 2017 | |
| Jemalong Solar Farm | 50 | Genex Power | Photovoltaic | 2021 | Developed to approval by Vast Solar, then acquired by Genex Power on 7 September 2018 |

## Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn bituminous coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Max. capacity (MW) | CO2 emissions (tCO2e) | Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh) | Turbines | Operator | Mine type | Conveyance | Cooling water | Scheduled closure |
| Bayswater | 2,640 | 13,725,965 | 0.88 | 4 | AGL Energy | open cut | conveyors, rail | fresh | 2035 |
| Eraring | 2,880 | 14,914,916 | 0.87 | 4 | Origin Energy | underground | rail, truck | salt | 19 August 2027 |
| Mount Piper | 1,400 | 6,841,302 | 0.87 | 2 | EnergyAustralia | underground | road, conveyor | fresh | 2040 |
| Vales Point B | 1,320 | 7,015,626 | 0.86 | 2 | Delta Electricity | underground | conveyors | salt | 2028 |
* In 2007 Delta Electricity re-rated the two units at Mt Piper at 700 MW capacity.
* In February 2022, Origin Energy announced plans to bring forward the closure of Eraring to 2025, pending approval by the Australian Energy Market Operator.

## Gas turbine

These fossil fuel power stations are fired with gas or liquid fuels to produce electricity by use of a gas turbine.
| Power station | Operator | Max. capacity (MW) | Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh) | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle |
| Colongra | Snowy Hydro | 667 | 0.56 | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Tallawarra | EnergyAustralia | 435 | 0.37 | 2 | natural gas | yes |
| Smithfield | Visy | 171 | 0.49 | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Uranquinty | Origin Energy | 641 | 0.60 | 4 | natural gas | no |

## Gas reciprocating engines

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Max. capacity (MW) | Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh) | Engines | Fuel type |
| Appin Mine | 55.6 | 0.73 | 54 | coalbed methane+natural gas |
| Belrose | 4 | 0.08 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Earthpower Camellia | 3.9 | | 3 | biogas |
| Jacks Gully | 2.3 | 0.06 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Lucas Heights I | 5.4 | 0.06 | 5 | landfill gas |
| Lucas Heights II | 17.3 | 0.06 | 15 | landfill gas |
| Sydney Water, Malabar | 3 | | 3 | sewage gas |
| Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Tahmoor | 7 | 0.57 | 7 | coalbed methane |
| Teralba | 8 | | 8 | coalbed methane |
| Tower Mine | 41.2 | | 40 | coalbed methane+natural gas |
| Wilga | 11 | 0.59 | 11 | natural gas |
| Woodlawn | 4 | | 4 | landfill gas |
| Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Woy Woy Landfill Gas Abatement | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | landfill gas |

## Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate electricity.
| Power station | Max. capacity (MW) | Turbines | Pumped storage |
| Bendeela (Shoalhaven) | 80 | 2 | yes |
| Blowering | 80 | 1 | no |
| Brown Mountain | 4.95 | 2 | no |
| Burrendong | 14.5 | 1 | no |
| Burrinjuck | 27 | 3 | no |
| Copeton | 24 | 1 | no |
| Glenbawn | 5.8 | 1 | no |
| Guthega | 60 | 2 | no |
| Hume | 58 | 2 | no |
| Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven) | 160 | 2 | yes |
| Keepit | 7.2 | 1 | no |
| Kembla Grange | 6.8 | 2 | no |
| Murray 1 | 950 | 10 | no |
| Murray 2 | 550 | 4 | no |
| Nymboida | 5 | 7 | no |
| Oaky River | 12 | 5 | no |
| Pindari | 5.6 | 2 | no |
| Snowy 2.0 | 2000 | 6 | yes |
| The Drop, Mulwala Canal | 2.5 | 1 | no |
| Tumut 1 | 330 | 4 | no |
| Tumut 2 | 287 | 4 | no |
| Tumut 3 | 1500 | 6 | yes |
| Warragamba | 50 | 1 | no |
| Williams River Dam (private) | 7 | 1 | no |
| Wyangala | 22.5 | 2 | no |

## Biomass combustion

These power stations burn biomass (biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Max. capacity (MW) | Turbines | Fuel type | Conveyance |
| Broadwater Sugar Mill | 10 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
| Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen | 30 | 1 | bagasse/wood waste | on-site & truck |
| Condong Sugar Mill | 3 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
| Condong Biomass Co-Gen | 30 | 1 | bagasse/wood waste | on-site & truck |
| Harwood Sugar Mill | 4.5 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
| Visy, Tumut | 21 | 1 | black liquor | on-site |

## Cogeneration

These power stations capture waste heat to generate some or all of the electricity they produce via cogeneration.
| Power station | Max. capacity (MW) |
| Amcor, Bomaderry | 6 |
| BlueScope, Port Kembla | 62 |
| Macquarie University | 1.5 |
| Stadium Australia | 1 |
| University of Western Sydney | 1 |
| Visy, Smithfield | 6 |

## Decommissioned coal-fired stations

| Power station | Max. capacity (MW) | Turbines | Coal type | Mine type | Conveyance | Cooling water |
| Balmain | 126.2 | 8 | bituminous | N/A | ship / lighter | salt |
| Bunnerong | 375 | 11 | bituminous | N/A | railway | salt |
| Liddell | 2051 | 7 | bituminous | open cut | conveyors | fresh |
| Lithgow | 38 | 4 | bituminous | open cut | railway | fresh |
| Munmorah | 1,400 | 4 | bituminous | underground | conveyors | salt |
| Newcastle East | 70.75 | 6 | bituminous | N/A | railway | salt |
| Pyrmont | 200 | 4 | bituminous | N/A | railway | salt |
| Redbank | 150 | 1 | bituminous (tailings) | open cut | conveyors | fresh |
| Ultimo | 79.5 | 6 | bituminous | N/A | railway | salt |
| Wallerawang | 1,240 | 2 | bituminous | underground | road, conveyor | fresh |
| Wangi | 330 | 6 | bituminous | underground | conveyor | fresh |
| White Bay | 100 | 2 | bituminous | N/A | railway | salt |