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Kwinana Power StationKwinana Power Station is unique in WA in that it can burn three fuels, coal, gas and oil. Kwinana Power Station consists of six generating units and a 20MW capacity gas turbine. The station has a total generating capacity of 900MW or enough energy to light nine million 100 watt globes.

It is connected by 66,000 volt, 132,000 volt and 330,000 volt transmission lines to the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) an area which stretches north to Kalbarri, south to Albany and east to Kalgoorlie.

Kwinana Power Station is located 40 kilometres south of Perth. It was officially opened on 20 November 1970 by the then Premier of WA, Sir David Brand. It was designed and constructed as an oil-fired power station, however due to increases in the world price of oil, it was converted to coal. Gas firing was later introduced and oil firing reintroduced in 2005. 

It is Verve Energy’s biggest power station.  

Coal Burning Environmental Improvement Plan EIP

In March 2008 Verve Energy released the Kwinana Power Station Coal Burning Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP).


This EIP addresses environmental issues associated with the continuing use of coal as a fuel at Kwinana Power Station. 

Verve Energy had planned to stop using coal at KPS this year, 2008, however due to ongoing uncertainty about gas supply, the company now intends to continue burning coal for some years to come.

There is no requirement in WA for companies to produce an EIP and Verve Energy and KPS are proud to be one of the first big businesses in the Kwinana area to produce one.

The EIP focuses on environmental issues identified during community consultation in the development phase of the EIP as requiring priority attention.

That's the great thing about our EIP - it has been prepared through consultation with community representatives, the DEC and our people at KPS. By involving all three interested parties we have produced a mutually agreed plan on how KPS can improve its environmental performance in relation to burning coal.

The EIP also provides detailed information on existing activities and planned initiatives in areas ranging from water conservation and waste management through to air quality, noise, energy efficiency and rehabilitation. And all this helps give the local community a much better understanding of our activities and provides an effective tool for people to measure our progress in meeting the targets we set.

To read the EIP, click here.