Anglesea is a 165 MW coal power station in Victoria, Australia. It is operated by Alcoa of Australia Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 168 GWh, it can supply roughly 48k homes. It ranks #117 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1969, it is around 57 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 42.7% of Australia's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (38.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id AUS0000114.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 165 MW, Anglesea is below the median coal plant in Australia (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 12%, from 168 GWh of reported generation; the median for 19 coal plants in Australia that report generation is 67%
- Generation trend
- 1,096 GWh in 2013 and 168 GWh in 2016 (−85%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2015: 1,260 GWh; 2016: 168 GWh
- Share of Australia coal capacity
- 0.5% of 32,918 MW across 38 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 of 28 dated coal plants in Australia are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Alcoa of Australia Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 38.4°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 40% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 34/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #33 largest coal power plant of 38 in Australia by capacity.
Australia has 38 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 32,918 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm · Wind · 189 MW · Victoria
- Corio · Waste · 1 MW · Victoria
- Mornington · Waste · 1 MW · Victoria
- Wyndham · Waste · 1 MW · Victoria
- Mt Mercer Wind Farm · Wind · 131 MW · Victoria
- Moorabool South Wind Farm · Wind · 171 MW · Victoria
Location
Coordinates -38.3861, 144.1828 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Anglesea?
Anglesea is a 165 MW coal power plant in Victoria, Australia, commissioned in 1969.
How much electricity does Anglesea generate?
Anglesea generates about 168 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Anglesea?
Anglesea is operated by Alcoa of Australia Ltd.