Kerrawary Power Station is a 770 MW gas power station in New South Wales, Australia. It ranks #24 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 16.4% 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 GOGPT_kerrawary_austra.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 770 MW, Kerrawary Power Station is well above the median gas plant in Australia (106 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #5 largest gas power plant of 163 in Australia by capacity.
Australia has 163 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 29,942 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Goldwind hybrid power station · Gas · 72 MW · New South Wales
- NSW Gas Peaker Power Station · Gas · 500 MW · New South Wales
- Nyngan Solar Plant · Solar · 102 MW · New South Wales
- Lake Cargelligo CSP · Solar · 3 MW · New South Wales
Location
Coordinates -32.145401, 145.965448 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kerrawary Power Station?
Kerrawary Power Station is a 770 MW gas power plant in New South Wales, Australia, Announced 2029.