Power mix by fuel (Australia)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Australia electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of Australia’s power emissions
Across the 116 Australia power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 110 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Bayswater (coal), accounts for about 15% of that 116-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Stanwell Corporation Ltd, Macquarie Generation, GEAC Great Energy Alliance Corporation — control roughly 43% of that 116-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a temperate Köppen climate zone.
Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)
Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)
CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.
Largest plants in Australia
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayswater | Coal | 2,665 |
| 2 | Loy Yang A | Coal | 2,215 |
| 3 | Liddell | Coal | 2,051 |
| 4 | Kurri Kurri power station | Coal | 2,000 |
| 5 | Tumut 3 | Hydro | 1,800 |
| 6 | Gladstone | Coal | 1,680 |
| 7 | Hazelwood | Coal | 1,600 |
| 8 | Yallourn | Coal | 1,480 |
| 9 | Stanwell | Coal | 1,460 |
| 10 | Tarong | Coal | 1,400 |
| 11 | Galilee Power project | Coal | 1,400 |
| 12 | Mt Piper | Coal | 1,390 |
| 13 | Vales Point B | Coal | 1,320 |
| 14 | Galilee Basin Power Project | Coal | 1,200 |
| 15 | Loy Yang B | Coal | 1,026 |
| 16 | Murray 1 | Hydro | 950 |
| 17 | Millmerran | Coal | 880 |
| 18 | Callide C | Coal | 840 |
| 19 | Arckaringa Coal-to-Liquids and Power Project | Coal | 840 |
| 20 | Tomago Aluminium Smelter | Gas | 810 |
Power plants in Australia by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Australia. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/australia/
Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in Australia?
There are 516 current or operating power-plant records in Australia in this open dataset, with about 78,548 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in Australia?
Bayswater is the largest at about 2,665 MW (coal).
What fuels generate electricity in Australia?
The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (149 plants), across 9 fuel types in total.
How clean is Australia's electricity grid?
Australia's grid carbon intensity is about 525 gCO₂/kWh, with 38.6% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).