Colongra Gas Generation Plant (also known as Colongra Power Station) is a 667MW gas-fired power station located in Colongra, New South Wales

Colongra, New South Wales

Colongra is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, on the banks of Lake Munmorah. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....

, Australia

Australia

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 and is the largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 which will be used during peak loads in New South Wales.

The plant's construction was tendered to Alstom

Alstom

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 which began the construction in October 2007, adjacent to the Munmorah coal-fired power station. The plant was completed and commissioned in December 2009 at a cost of A$

Australian dollar

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500 million.