Uranquinty Power Station

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station_name=Uranquinty Power Station
location=Uranquinty, New South Wales
owner=Origin Energy
fuel_type=Gas
technology=Turbine
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max_capacity=640 MW
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status=PeakThe Uranquinty Power Station is a 640MW gas-fired power station located in Uranquinty, New South Wales, Australia and is going to be the largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales which will be used during peak loads in New South Wales. Uranquinty Power Station is the fourth power station to be constructed by NewGen Power which is jointly owned by ERM Power and Babcock and Brown Power at a cost of $500 million dollars [cite web | title = Uranquinty Gas-fired Power Station | publisher = NewGen Power | url = http://www.newgenpower.com.au/files/6755-newgenpower-print.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 2008-06-08] [cite web | title = NewGen plays down Uranquinty power station fears | work = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | publisher = ABC News | date = 2007-04-20 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/03/20/1876401.htm | format = html | accessdate = 2008-06-08] .

On 4 July 2008 Babcock and Brown Power announced that it has sold the 640 megawatt gas-fired Uranquinty power station in NSW for $700 million to Origin Energy. [cite web | title = BBP sells power station to repay debt | work = Fairfax Media | publisher = The Age | date = 2008-07-04 | url = http://news.theage.com.au/business/bbp-sells-power-station-to-repay-debt-20080704-31ks.html | format = html | accessdate = 2008-07-04] [cite web | title = Babcock & Brown Power Sells Uranquinty Power Station To Origin Energy For A$700 Mln | publisher = RTTNews| date = 2008-07-03 | url = http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=646778%20&Category=Breaking%20News | format = html | accessdate = 2008-07-04]

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