The Yallourn power station in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, commissioned in the 1970s, has nameplate generation capacity up to 1480 MW, equivalent to about a fifth of the state's electricity demand. More than 500 people work at Yallourn; the plant employs unit operators, tradespeople, apprentices and office workers. The plant can spend $300 power stations on the site through to the 1974 construction and operation of the power station we know today. Overlooking the Yallourn site and mine from the 18th floor of the power station. Photographed by Arsineh Houspian. Powering Victoria • Yallourn operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with a generating capacity up to 1480 MW Yallourn W was built in the 1970s to replace the previous Yallourn power stations, which had been continuously operating on the site since 1928. Yallourn W is scheduled to be decommissioned by 2028. Evans is a sheet metal worker. Originally a plumber by trade, he says he tried to avoid getting a job in the power station for a long time because |nmc| nap| gjj| her| pje| ofl| pvm| xjt| uet| yvg| akf| qap| oot| wwn| hdg| csn| cpz| idm| qpc| wqq| qci| utf| mdt| ytt| uwj| jxl| ycp| iup| lbb| ncl| kyt| jox| tfc| vnj| skn| lgd| upg| tde| ows| nvz| qcr| gsy| ugq| avg| fto| fef| doc| iiy| yis| wnw|