Territory Generation is the largest electricity producer in the Northern Territory. We own 597MW of installed capacity and contract an additional 5.1MW from independent power producers, including 4.1MW of solar in Alice Springs and 1MW of gas from the Shoal Bay landfill site.
We own and operate eight power stations, 65 generating units and a battery energy storage system in the Northern Territory. These are located at Channel Island, Weddell and Katherine (the Darwin-Katherine interconnected system); Tennant Creek; Ron Goodin/Sadadeen Valley and Owen Springs (the Alice Springs power system); Kings Canyon and Yulara.
Darwin-Katherine Interconnected System
Channel Island
Channel Island Power Station (CIPS) is Territory Generation’s largest power station and the main source of electricity for the Darwin-Katherine Interconnected system. The first units were commissioned at CIPS in 1986, and CIPS now has 310MW of installed capacity. CIPS is a natural gas fired station, with diesel fuel back-up capability. C3 is in the process of being decommissioned thereby reducing the total MW availability from 310MW to 279MW
| Cycle | Open and combined |
| Capacity | 279MW (5 heavy industrial gas turbines, 3 aero derivative turbines (1 gas and 2 dual fuel), and 1 steam turbine. |
| Fuel | Natural gas (diesel for back-up) |
Weddell
WeddellThe Weddell Power Station (WPS) connects to the Darwin-Katherine grid and consists of two open cycle gas turbines commissioned in 2008, with a third commissioned in 2014.
| Cycle | Open |
| Capacity | 129MW (3 turbine sets) |
| Fuel | Natural gas only |
Katherine
KatherineThe Katherine Power Station (KPS) has been operational since 1987. The station contains four open cycle gas turbines.
| Cycle | Open |
| Capacity | 36.5MW (4 turbine sets (dual fuel)) |
| Fuel | Natural gas (diesel for back-up) |
Alice Springs Power System
Ron Goodin
The Ron Goodin Power Station (RGPS) was commissioned in 1973 and remains a source of electricity for the Alice Springs area. RGPS has been kept
operational to provide more capacity to the Alice Springs system. RG1 and RG2 are being reserved for black start capability, and RG8 is in the process of being decommissioned thereby reducing the total MW availability from 44.1MW to 35.3MW.
| Cycle | Open |
| Capacity | 38.6MW (8 reciprocating sets (2 diesel only, 6 dual fuel) and 1 gas turbine (dual fuel) |
| Fuel | Natural gas (diesel for back-up) |
Owen Springs
The Owen Springs Power Station (OSPS) uses the latest dual fuel and gas spark reciprocating technology to service the Alice Springs community. The station was first commissioned in 2011 and underwent a 41MW expansion in 2019.
| Cycle | Open |
| Capacity | 77MW (13 reciprocating sets (3 dual fuel and 10 gas only) and 1 turbine (dual fuel)) |
| Fuel | Natural gas and diesel |
Sadadeen Valley
The Sadadeen Valley battery energy storage system (BESS) is a grid-connected modular lithium iron phosphate battery system which has been in operation since 2018 to support 
the Alice Springs power system.
| Cycle | N/A |
| Capacity | 5MW |
| Fuel | N/A |
Territory Towns
Tennant Creek
The Tennant Creek Power Station (TCPS) services the Tennant Creek township and surrounding communities as far as Ali Curung, 150km south of Tennant Creek. The installation of 7.5 MW of new gas and diesel capacity was completed in 2019, which will enable the future decommissioning of aged diesel units.
| Cycle | Open |
| Capacity | 19.8MW (11 reciprocating sets (5 gas, 6 diesel) and 1 turbine (dual fuel)) |
| Fuel | Natural gas (diesel for back-up) |
Yulara
The Yulara Power Station (YPS) is the only commercial source of electricity in the Yulara area and services the Ayers Rock Resort and the Yulara township. The Yulara Energy Transition Initiative will result in a significant change in the asset base in the near future.
| Cycle | Open |
| Capacity | 11MW (10 reciprocating sets (4 gas, 5 diesel and 1 dual fuel)) |
| Fuel | CNG (compressed natural gas) and diesel |
Kings Canyon
The Kings Canyon Power Station (KCPS) is the only commercial source of electricity in the Kings Canyon area, servicing the Kings Canyon Resort and domestic customers.
| Cycle | Solar PV Station and Open cycle diesel |
| Capacity | 1.05MW (3 reciprocating sets (diesel) and 1 solar panel) |
| Fuel | Diesel and Solar PV |
Locations
Click on the location markers on the map for details of each power station.