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Wagerup Power Station is a 380MW dual natural gas and distillate fuelled power station located at Alcoa’s Wagerup refinery in south-west Western Australia. [1] Located about 130 km south of Perth, on the border of Western Australia’s Peel and South West regions, the Power Station is four kilometres north of Yarloop and 13 km south of Waroona.
Alcoa have operated an alumina refinery in Wagerup since 1984. For years, residents and Alcoa workers have reported illnesses such as respiratory irritation, frequent nosebleeds, headaches, nausea and higher rates of cancer, as reported in numerous media outlets including the ABC's Four Corners program, [3] although no formal causal link has ever been established.
Alcoa's Western Australian Wagerup plant has a troubled history in the context of claims that pollution from the plant has harmed the health of members of the adjacent local community. [60] [61] [62] Alcoa announced it would acquire Alumina for $2.2 billion in an all-stock deal in February 2024.
Wagerup Alumina Refinery, Alcoa: 98 MW 4 natural gas: Gas (reciprocating) Power station Max. capacity Engines Fuel type Atlas (Mirrabooka) 1.1 MW 1 landfill gas:
Pinjarra Alumina Refinery, Alcoa Australia / AGL 280 2 natural gas: No SWIS: Port Hedland (Alinta) 175 5 natural gas/diesel: no NWIS: Paraburdoo (Pilbara Iron) 135 3 natural gas: no NWIS: South Hedland (Transalta) 155 3 natural gas/diesel yes NWIS: Telfer Gold Mine, Newmont Mining: 135 3 natural gas no Private (Newmont Mining) [5]
Bulk bauxite is carried from Alcoa Pinjarra to Kwinana for export and bulk alumina is transported from Alcoa Wagerup as well as from Worsley Alumina to Bunbury port. [27] Caustic soda is transported from Bunbury Port to Wagerup and Worsley for use in alumina refining and some coal from the Collie branch is also carried on the line.
Alcoa’s current region, Region 2-3A, has just five teams and its game against Scott requires a nearly 1.5-hour trip. Stephens believes a Class 4A region could include seven or eight teams and ...
1977: Premier Sir Charles Court agreed with Alcoa Australia to take a designated quota of the gas in return for permission to build a third alumina refinery at Wagerup. 1981: The Western Australian Government negotiated an agreement to allow development of the large natural gas reserves on the North West Shelf. 1987: Global stock market crash