Kangaroo Island Power Station

Kangaroo Island Power Station
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CountryAustralia
LocationBrownlow KI, South Australia
Coordinates35°40′00″S 137°36′10″E / 35.666651°S 137.6028504°E / -35.666651; 137.6028504
StatusOperational
Commission date2016
OwnerSA Power Networks
OperatorSA Power Networks
Thermal power station
Primary fuelDiesel fuel
Power generation
Nameplate capacity6 MW

The Kangaroo Island power station is a set of diesel generators located at the Kingscote substation at Brownlow KI on Kangaroo Island.

It consists of three 2MWe Caterpillar 3516B generators capable of providing a combined 6 MW of power.

Owned and operated by SA Power Networks, it is used to provide stability of supply if both of the submarine power cables to the mainland are unavailable.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kangaroo Island". SDA Engineering. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.