Country Australia Commission date 2009 Units operational 2 x 208 MW Construction began 1979 | Status Operational Phone +61 8 9261 2888 | |
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Address Boys Home Rd, Collie WA 6225, Australia | ||
Bluewaters Power Station was the first privately owned, coal-fired power station in Western Australia. It was built by Griffin Energy in 2009. The site is 4.5 km northeast of Collie.
The plant consists of two 208 MW units, running on sub-bituminous coal. The boilers were constructed by IHI while the turbines and generators were supplied by Alstom. EPC contractors were Mitsui and Hitachi Plant Technologies.
Griffin Coal appointed administrators KordaMentha after financial difficulty in 2009, however the power station continues to operate.
Community consultation commenced in 2009 for a proposed expansion and the WA Government approved it in 2010. The project will add two identical units and bring the capacity of the plant to 830 MW, and is planned for completion in 2015.