Tallawarra power station is on the traditional Country of the Dharawal peoples. EnergyAustralia respects and acknowledges their continued connection to Country, culture and community.
Tallawarra is made up of two neighbouring gas-fired power stations – A and B, located on the shores of Lake Illawarra in Yallah, New South Wales.
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Tallawarra A
Tallawarra A is one of Australia's most environmentally efficient large-scale gas-fired power stations. It is a combined cycle station with fast-start capability, which produces less carbon emissions than conventional coal-fired power stations. Tallawarra A has a generation capacity of 440 MW – enough power to supply up to 200,000 homes.
Before the Tallawarra A gas-fired power station commenced operations in January 2009, the site was home to a 320 MW coal-fired power station which operated between 1954 and 1989.
Tallawarra A will be undergoing an upgrade to increase its efficiency later this year.
Tallawarra B
The construction of the Tallawarra B gas-fired power station was completed in early 2024. It is now supplying power into the grid during times of high demand.
Tallawarra B is Australia’s first peaking power station with direct emissions offset. Its fast-start gas turbine can come online to full load within 30 minutes, generating 320 MW - enough power for 180,000 homes in New South Wales.
Tallawarra B features a $13 million purpose-built plume dispersion device to ensure the safety of planes flying nearby.
The Tallawarra power stations are there to back-up renewables. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, they quickly step in to ensure a reliable power supply.
EnergyAustralia’s ambition for the power stations is that in future they will operate using green hydrogen.
The development of the Project will require include a number of regulatory, licensing and approval documents and management plans.
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- Community Consultation Program
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- Complaints Register
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- Independent Environment Audit Report June 2022
- Independent Environment Audit Report June 2022 Response to Audit Recommendations
- Independent Environment Audit Report December 2022
- Independent Environment Audit Report December 2022 Response to Audit Recommendations
- Independent Environment Audit Report April 2023
- Independent Environment Audit Report April 2023 Response to Audit Recommendations
- Operational Environment Management Plan
- Independent Environment Audit Report November 2023
- Independent Environment Audit Report November 2023 Response to Audit Recommendations
- Independent Environment Audit Report April 2024
- Independent Environment Audit Report April 2024 Response to Audit Recommendations
Tallawarra B - Testing and Commissioning
EnergyAustralia is excited to announce that the construction of our new gas/hydrogen power station, known as Tallawarra B, is nearing completion.
Over the coming months, the project team will start the testing and commissioning of the power station. Community members may notice new lights on top of the exhaust stack are on or flashing, and there may be some new noise associated with the power station’s commissioning and operation. During this time, you may hear noise similar to wind whistling though pipes. These noise levels will be monitored to ensure they are within project approval limits.
Should you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us on 1800574947 or at Tallawarra.community@energyaustralia.com.au
Tallawarra B - Closure of northern end of Yallah Bay Road
As the construction of Tallawarra B Power Station ramps up to the next phase with an increase of construction activity and necessary delivery items, the project will be shutting the northern portion of Yallah Bay Road as of 13th September from the current gatehouse located approximately 100m north of the boat ramp in a bid to improve safety for all road and cycleway users. A newly constructed link around the cooling channel inlet will allow cycleway users to maintain separation from the project.
Please follow all signage and traffic controls to ensure safe use of the road and cycleway.
Tallawarra B Project – Out of Hours Work (OOHW)
Works to be carried out are:
- Steel fixing
- light vehicle movements
- formwork
- crane movements
- excavations / concreting works
- electrical works
- mechanical works and the use of hand tools across the above dates
Modelling attached to the OOHW permit application indicated that no noise greater than 5db will be generated.
Noise monitoring will be undertaken as recommended by the noise assessment for works that may potentially generate higher noise e.g., crane movements / concreting works during the proposed OOHW time frames to verify the modelled results.
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Contact us
Email: Tallawarra.Community@energyaustralia.com.au
Phone: 1800 574 947
Postal Address: PO Box 20, Dapto NSW 2530.