Newman Power Station

Newman Power Station is a power station in Newman, WA part of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located about 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It is a 178MW natural gas-fired power station servicing BHP Billiton’s “islanded grid”. Newman currently provides 100% of the power requirement of the islanded grid which supplies electricity to the Mt Newman Joint Venture operated by BHP Billiton Iron Ore.

The station was commissioned in 1996.

Newman Power Station

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Coordinates: 23°20′38″S 119°42′32″E / 23.344°S 119.709°E / -23.344; 119.709


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