Macquarie Generation is an

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company in

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, Australia, owned by AGL Energy, and has a portfolio of generating sites using predominantly

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power. The company now trades as AGL Macquarie and generates electricity for sale under contract. AGL Macquarie supplies approximately 12% of the

National Electricity Market The National Electricity Market (NEM) is an arrangement in Australia's electricity sector for the connection of the electricity transmission grids of the eastern and southern Australia states and territories to create a cross-state wholesale el ...

and 30% of the New South Wales electricity market. In early stages, Macquarie has commenced development of

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as a

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source of energy.

History

Macquarie Generation was established by the Government of New South Wales in 1996 under the and the as part of the split up of the

Electricity Commission of New South Wales The Electricity Commission of New South Wales, sometimes called Elcom, was a statutory authority responsible for electricity generation and its bulk transmission throughout New South Wales, Australia. The commission was established on 22 May 19 ...

. In September 2014, the NSW Government sold Macquarie Generation to AGL Energy for $1.5 billion. Macquarie Generation's assets included the 2,640 MW

Bayswater Power Station Bayswater Power Station is a bituminous (black) coal-powered thermal power station with four Tokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan) steam driven turbo alternators for a combined capacity of . Commissioned between 1985 and 1986, the station is locat ...

, the 2,000 MW

Liddell Power Station Liddell Power Station is a coal-fired thermal power station with four GEC steam driven turbine alternators for a combined electrical capacity of . However, as at April 2018, its operating capacity has been assessed at . Commissioned betwee ...

, the 50 MW Hunter Valley Gas Turbines and the Liddell Solar Thermal Project."AGL Macquarie Website"
/ref> The Liddell Power Station is scheduled to close in April 2023.

Generation portfolio

Macquarie Generation owns and operates the following power stations:

References

External links

Macquarie Generation
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