Reeves Plains power station is a 300 MW gas power station in South Australia, Australia. It ranks #81 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_reevesplains_austra.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 300 MW, Reeves Plains 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 #39 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
- Amcor Gawler · Oil · 4 MW · South Australia
- SA GAS TURBINES · Oil · 120 MW · South Australia
- SNAPPER POINT · Gas · 154 MW · South Australia
- Pelican Point · Gas · 478 MW · South Australia
- Quarantine · Gas · 224 MW · South Australia
- Osborne · Gas · 180 MW · South Australia
Location
Coordinates -34.545808, 138.554184 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Reeves Plains power station?
Reeves Plains power station is a 300 MW gas power plant in South Australia, Australia.