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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.
natural gas/diesel no Cape Preston (Sino Iron) 450 7 natural gas yes Private (Cape Preston) Cawse 21 4 natural gas: no Cockburn: 240 2 natural gas: yes SWIS: Dampier: 120 3 natural gas: no NWIS: Gorgon Gas Plant [1] 584 5 natural gas no Private (Gorgon Gas Plant) Kambalda: 42 1 natural gas: no SWIS: Kalgoorlie: 64 2 diesel: no SWIS: Kemerton ...
natural gas: Wagerup Alumina Refinery, Alcoa: 98 MW 4 natural gas: Gas (reciprocating) Power station Max. capacity Engines Fuel type Atlas (Mirrabooka) 1.1 MW 1
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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.
However, a 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) buffer zone around the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery was doubled by the Health Department following the approval of a $1.5 billion expansion to the refinery. In August 2008, Alcoa had bought over 40 local properties. [ 6 ]
Only one state has more expensive gas than Washington, while six states currently average under $3 per gallon. WA has some of the most expensive gas in the country. Cheapest gas stations in Tri-Cities
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