Dry_Creek_Power_Station
Dry Creek Power Station is a power station at Dry Creek in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. It is owned and operated by Synergen Power, a joint venture of Engie and Mitsui. The power station has three open cycle gas turbines, each rated at 52MW.[4] It was commissioned in 1973–1974 by the Electricity Trust of South Australia.[1]
As well as peaking electricity generation, the power station also provides ancillary services to support electricity grid stability.[5] Dry Creek Power Station was established around 1978.[6] It receives gas from the Moomba Adelaide Pipeline System.[7] In 2018, the operators of Dry Creek Power Station were fined A$60,000 for failing to respond to instructions from AEMO during a blackout caused by faults elsewhere in the network.[8]