Muja Power Station, Western Australia

Muja Power Station, Western Australia

Muja Power Station is a power station 22km east of Collie, Western Australia. It has eight coal powered steam turbines that together generate a total capacity of 854 MW of electricity. The coal is mined in the nearby Collie Sub-basin.

The station was commissioned on 21 April 1966. It has two 200 MW units and two 227 MW units (Stage C,D). The four smallest and least efficient units, Stages A and B, were closed in April 2007. However in June 2008 was it was announced that the older generator units would be recommissioned, due to a state wide natural gas shortage. [cite web
url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23850377-5013945,00.html
title=WA gas crisis poses threat to economy
date=June 12, 2008
work=The Australian
publisher=www.theaustralian.news.com.au
accessdate=2008-06-29
]

According to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), Muja Power Station is one of the biggest emitters of air pollution in Australia, including high emissions of beryllium, fluoride and particulate matter. This is based on data gathered in the 2006-2007 reporting year. With the closure of the oldest and least efficient units it is likely that air emissions have dropped significantly.

References

External links

*Verve Energy page on [http://www.verveenergy.com.au/mainContent/powerStations/muja.html Muja Power Station]
* [http://www.npi.gov.au/cgi-bin/npireport.pl?proc=facility_report;instance=public;year=2007;loc_type=state;loc_state=WA;jur_fac_id=17555 Muja Power Station in the NPI]


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