The power outlook in Australia
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Date
1965
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United Nations
Abstract
In Australia electricity is generated mainly in thermal power stations. Coal is the main fuel used in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. Relatively small quantities of other fuels, mainly fuel oil, are used in these States. Hydroelectric plant provides all electricity in the island of Tasmania. Comparatively small hydro-stations are operating in Queensland, and large ones are in use in New South Wales and Victoria. The latter States will receive increasing quantities of power from further development of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme.
Generation and supply is largely under the control of central statutory bodies in each State which produce 97 per cent of the electricity consumed. The balance is produced by local authorities in remote towns using mainly diesel generating plant. Relevant details of the electricity industry are shown in Table 1.
In most developed countries the utilization of electricity during the last few decades has increased some 7 to 8 per cent annually, and thus energy generated has doubled approximately every ten years. Australian requirements have increased greatly in recent decades, as shown in Table 2.
Post-war industrial expansion, a rise in the living standard, and increase in population have resulted in a higher rate of electricity consumption than in many other developed countries. The average annual increase in electricity generated over the last decade was 9.7 per cent and it is expected that this trend will be followed for many years ahead.
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Keywords
Power, Australia, Thermal power plants, Coal, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia, Hydroelectric power, Energy, Population density, Energy consumption, Coal reserves, Natural gas, Pipelines, Nuclear power
Citation
Australian Atomic Energy Commission. (1965). The power outlook in Australia. Paper presented to the Third International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, 31 August - 8 September 1964. In International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy Geneva 1964 : (1965). Proceedings of the third international conference on the peaceful uses of atomic energy; held in Geneva 31 August - 9 September 1964 (Multilingual ed). United Nations.