Kemerton Power Station is a 310MW dual-fuel fired power project. It is located in Western Australia, Australia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in November 2005.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 310 | 310 | – | Active | Western Australia, Australia | Ratch-Australia |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Ratch-Australia. The company has a stake of 100%.
It is a Gas Turbine power plant that is used for Peakload. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Liquid Fuel.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in November 2005.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Transfield Worley Services under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years.
Contractors Involved
Siemens was selected as the turbine supplier for the Dual-Fuel fired project. The company provided 2 units of SGT5-2000E gas turbines, each with 155MW nameplate capacity.
Siemens supplied electric generator for the project.
Transfield Worley Services is the O&M contractor for thermal power project.
About Ratch-Australia
RATCH-Australia Corporation Ltd (RATCH-Australia), subsidiary of Ratchaburi Electricity Generation Holding PCL is a power producer company in Australia. The company owns power generating assets that generate around 815 MW of power. Its wind farm assets include Toora Wind Farm, Windy Hill Wind Farm and Starfish Wind Farm. RATCH-Australia also owns and manages Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGT) and Combined Cycle Gas Turbines (CCGT) power stations. The company also involved in solar PV and solar thermal power generation. Its future project portfolio includes Collector Wind Farm, Mt Emerald Wind Farm and Collinsville Solar PV and Solar Thermal. RATCH-Australia is headquartered in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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