Newman Power Station

Newman Power Station is a power station in Newman, Western Australia, located about 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It is a 178-megawatt (239,000 hp) natural-gas-fired power station servicing BHP's isolated grid. Newman currently provides 100% of the power requirement of the islanded grid which supplies electricity to the Area C mine operated by BHP.

Newman Power Station
Country	Australia
Location	Newman
Coordinates	23°20′38″S 119°42′32″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1996
Owner	Alinta Energy
Operator	Alinta Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Secondary fuel	Diesel fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	178 MW
Storage capacity	11 MW h
External links
Website	www.apa.com.au/our-services/other-energy-services/gas-fired-power-generation1/newman-power-station-and-battery/

The station was commissioned in 1996 and is owned and operated by APA Group. It receives its fuel from the Goldfields Gas Pipeline. In the event of interruptions to the gas supply, the power station can operate on diesel, and has approximately one million litres (260,000 US gal) of it stored on site.^[1]

The power station has a dedicated 121-kilometre (75 mi) transmission line to deliver electricity to the Roy Hill mine since 2015.^[2] It has four gas turbines. In 2017, a 35-megawatt (47,000 hp) 40-gigajoule (11 MWh) battery was installed to provide increased reliability and reserve.^[3]