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Largest power plants in South Australia, Australia by capacity

The biggest power plants in South Australia, Australia ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Arckaringa Coal-to-Liquids and Power Project	Coal	Australia	840
2	Torrens Island B	Gas	Australia	800
3	Northern Augusta power station	Coal	Australia	520
4	Torrens Island A	Gas	Australia	480
5	Pelican Point	Gas	Australia	478
6	Summerfield power station	Gas	Australia	380
7	Hallett	Gas	Australia	228.3
8	Quarantine	Gas	Australia	224
9	Barker Inlet power station	Gas	Australia	210
10	Osborne	Gas	Australia	180
11	Lake Bonney Stage 2 Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	159
12	Dry Creek	Gas	Australia	156
13	SNAPPER POINT	Gas	Australia	154
14	Snowtown North	Wind	Australia	148
15	Wilpena Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	145
16	North Brown Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	132.3
17	Snowtown South	Wind	Australia	126
18	SA GAS TURBINES	Oil	Australia	120
19	Waterloo Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	111
20	Bungala I	Solar	Australia	110
21	Bungala II	Solar	Australia	110
22	Tailem Bend Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	95
23	Hallett 1 Brown Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	94.5
24	Wattle Point Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	91
25	Mintaro	Gas	Australia	90
26	Playford power station	Coal	Australia	90
27	Lake Bonney Stage 1 Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	80.5
28	Ladbroke Grove	Gas	Australia	80
29	Port Lincoln	Oil	Australia	73.5
30	Hallett 2 Hallet Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	71.4
31	Mount Millar Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	70
32	Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	66
33	Port Stanvac	Oil	Australia	64.8
34	Snuggery	Gas	Australia	63
35	Clements Gap Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	57
36	Hallet 5 - The Bluff	Wind	Australia	52.5
37	Angaston	Oil	Australia	51
38	Canunda Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	46
39	Lake Bonney Stage 3 Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	39
40	Starfish Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	33
41	Lonsdale	Oil	Australia	21
42	Lincoln Gap	Wind	Australia	10
43	Mt Gambier	Biomass	Australia	10
44	Whyalla SSE	Solar	Australia	6
45	Wingfield I	Waste	Australia	5
46	Wingfield II	Waste	Australia	5
47	Peterborough SA	Solar	Australia	4.9
48	Amcor Gawler	Oil	Australia	4
49	Pedler Creek	Waste	Australia	3
50	Terminal Storage	Hydro	Australia	2.5
51	Highbury	Waste	Australia	2
52	Adelaide Showgrounds	Solar	Australia	1
53	Blue Lake Milling Power Plant	Oil	Australia	1
54	Tea Tree Gully	Waste	Australia	1

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in south australia, australia by capacity?

Arckaringa Coal-to-Liquids and Power Project (Australia) ranks #1 with 840 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 54 power plants in South Australia, Australia.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Arckaringa Coal-to-Liquids and Power Project (840); 2. Torrens Island B (800); 3. Northern Augusta power station (520).