Alcoa Gas-Fired Cogeneration Facility, Australia
Key Data:
Alcoa Steam Supply Agreement signed
July 2003
Construction
Unit 1 construction began September 2003
Project commissioning
2006
Start of operation
Unit 1 began operations in 2006 and Unit 2 was also expected in 2006
Output
Each cogeneration unit should generate up to 140MW of sent out electricity and 240t/h of high-pressure steam
Plant type
Gas turbine based cogeneration
Footprint
11,000m²
Location
Pinjarra, Western Australia
Estimated investment
A$300m
Key Players:
Plant owner
Alinta Co-generation (Pinjarra) Pty Ltd (Alinta), a subsidiary of Alinta Limited
Operator
Alcoa World Alumina Australia (Alcoa)
Environmental Referral
ENVIRON Australia Pty Ltd
Plant Details:
Gas turbines
One 140MW unit, one further to be specified
Steam generator
Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG)
Fuel
Natural gas
