Neerabup Power Station is a power station in eastern
Neerabup, just north of Perth, Western Australia. Its two open cycle gas turbines have a cumulative
electrical
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generation
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capacity of 330 MW.
Natural gas
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is provided by a 30 km high-pressure gas linepack pipeline connected to the
Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline
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The station was commissioned in October 2009.
References
External links
ERM Powerpage o
Neerabup Power StationERM Power Fact Sheet
Natural gas-fired power stations in Western Australia
Neerabup, Western Australia
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