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Gas-fired power station in remote NT community officially opened
Friday, 29 Jan 2016 14:39:16
Traditional dancers officially welcomed the power station which began operating in Wadeye in November. (ABC News: Sally Brooks)
A new gas-fired power station is now providing cleaner and cheaper electricity to one of the largest remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.
The $13.9 million station commissioned by the Territory Government sits just outside the community of Wadeye, which is about 300 kilometres south west of Darwin.
The station replaced a diesel power plant when it started operating in November 2015.
Traditional owner Ernest Perdjert said the community was happy about the new gas plant because the diesel station was loud and expensive.
A group of community members performed a traditional dance to welcome the official opening.
"It's better for the environment and it's less money to be costing us," Mr Perdjert said.
"For our grandchildren coming up it makes us very happy."
Essential Services Minister Willem Westra van Holthe said the station would service Wadeye for up to 40 years and had the capability to supply 1,600 homes and businesses.
He said the use of gas instead of diesel would have benefits.
"So we are going to see some efficiencies, not only in terms of the cost of running this power station but also in terms of getting the best efficiencies for our environment," he said.
The new power station taps into a gas pipeline which runs from the Blacktip gas field in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, past Wadeye, to Daly Waters.
One reason the plant was built was to meet the power needs of Wadeye's growing population of 3,000 people.
Plans are also underway to connect the nearby communities of Palumpa and Peppermenati to the gas supply.
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