Owen Springs Power Station

Owen Springs Power Station
Country	Australia
Location	Brewer Road, Hugh[1]
Coordinates	23°51′47″S 133°49′34″E[1]
Status	Operational
Commission date	2011[2]
Owner	Territory Generation
Operator	Territory Generation
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Secondary fuel	Diesel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	77[3]

Owen Springs Power Station is a power station located in the southern part of the Northern Territory of Australia in the locality of Hugh about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Alice Springs.^[1][2]

It was commissioned in 2011 and is now owned and operated by Territory Generation.^[3] The power station's name reflects its siting on land which was once part of the Owen Springs pastoral lease.^[1]

In 2016, the power station's capacity was expanded at the cost of A$75 million with the objective of closing the existing Ron Goodin Power Station and achieving the following outcomes attributed to Adam Giles, the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory - "more reliable supply of electricity, reduce business tariffs by 15-20 per cent, create a permanent flood access road for Mount Johns and Desert Springs, and free land for housing development."^[4]

References

1. "Place Names Register Extract for "Owen Springs Power Station"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. "Our Power Stations". Territory Generation. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. "Owen Springs Power Station". Territory Generation. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
4. Gorey, Michael (5 February 2016). "Owen Springs to become new power base for Alice with $75m expansion plan, Ron Goodin to shut". NT News. Retrieved 9 April 2020.