Bendeela (Shoalhaven Scheme) — Australia

Bendeela (Shoalhaven Scheme) is a 240 MW hydro power station in New South Wales, Australia. It ranks #89 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 4.3% 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 AUS0000266.

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 240 MW, Bendeela (Shoalhaven Scheme) is well above the median hydro plant in Australia (45 MW). Technically it is described as pumped storage. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #10 largest hydro power plant of 73 in Australia by capacity.

Australia has 73 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 8,878 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven Scheme) · Hydro · 160 MW · New South Wales
• West Nowra (Shoalhaven) · Waste · 1 MW · New South Wales
• Tallawarra · Gas · 796 MW · New South Wales
• Marulan power station · Gas · 800 MW · New South Wales
• West Illawarra Leagues Club · Oil · 1 MW · New South Wales
• Port Kembla power station · Gas · 660 MW · New South Wales

Location

Coordinates -34.7337, 150.4669 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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