ATLAS · POWER PLANTS · AUSTRALIA
Power Plants in Australia
Australia has 486 power plants on the map, adding up to about 66 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is gas. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS486
TOTAL CAPACITY66 GW
MOST COMMON FUELGas
By fuel
How Australia’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Gas134 · 28% · 20 GW
Hydro73 · 15% · 9 GW
Solar69 · 14% · 4 GW
Wind65 · 13% · 6 GW
Waste50 · 10% · 187 MW
Oil42 · 9% · 1 GW
Coal28 · 6% · 26 GW
Biomass25 · 5% · 592 MW
Largest power plants in Australia
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
2,640 MWBayswaterCoal
2,200 MWLiddellCoal
2,180 MWLoy Yang ACoal
1,680 MWGladstoneCoal
1,600 MWHazelwoodCoal
1,500 MWTumut 3Hydro
1,480 MWYallournCoal
1,460 MWStanwellCoal
1,400 MWMt PiperCoal
1,400 MWTarongCoal
1,360 MWVales Point BCoal
1,000 MWLoy Yang BCoal
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