Vales Point Power Station, New South Wales
- Vales Point Power Station, New South Wales
Vales Point Power Station is one of two coal fired power stations on the shores of Lake Macquarie. Vales Point is located on the southern shore of the lake, near the township of Mannering Park. It has two steam turbines, with a total generating capacity of 1,320 MW of electricity.
Vales Point was the first major power station in New South Wales to be located near its fuel source (coal).
It was originally built with three 200 MW generators. The first two were completed in 1963, and the third in 1964. In 1966 a fourth generator with a capacity of 275 MW was added. In 1978, two 660 MW units were added. In 1989, the oldest four generating units were decommissioned.
Vales Point uses salt water from Lake Macquarie for cooling. The coal for Vales Point comes from local mines, and is delivered by conveyor.
See also
* Lake Macquarie
* Eraring power station
* Munmorah power station
External links
*Delta Electricity page on [http://www.de.com.au/default.aspx?FolderID=192&ArticleID=264 Vales Point]
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