Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary
Torrens Island Power Station is located on Torrens Island, near Adelaide, South Australia and is operated by AGL Energy. It burns natural gas in eight steam turbines to generate up to 1,280 MW of electricity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reserve
- Description: natural gas-fired power station in South Australia, Australia
- Also known as: “Torrens Island Power Station”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barker Inlet Power Station and Quarantine Power Station.
Barker Inlet Power Station
Power station
Barker Inlet Power Station is a power station in South Australia. It was announced on 7 June 2017 by AGL Energy to replace part of its ageing Torrens Island Power Station and was built alongside the existing station on Torrens Island in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide.
Quarantine Power Station
Power station
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quarantine Power Station is a gas-powered electricity generation facility near the northern end of Torrens Island in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden Island and Gillman.
Garden Island
Suburb
Garden Island is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area within the estuary of the Port Adelaide River about 15 kilometres north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
Gillman
Suburb
Gillman is a predominantly industrial north-western suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is located within the federal Division of Hindmarsh and the state electoral district of Port Adelaide. Gillman is situated 4½ km south of Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary.
Bolivar
Suburb
Bolivar is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Salisbury. Bolivar is situated 4½ km northeast of Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary.
Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary
- Category: natural gas-fired power station
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “多倫士島發電廠”
- French: “centrale de Torrens Island”
- French: “Centrale de Torrens Island”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torrens Island kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Torrens Island kraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “ТЕС Торренс-Айленд”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Osborne and Taperoo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torrens Island Sanctuary and Torrens Island.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Torrens Island Power Station Sanctuary”. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.