Loy Yang A
<p>The <strong>Loy Yang Power Station</strong> is a <a class="mw-redirect" title="Brown coal" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_coal">brown coal</a>-fired <a title="Thermal power station" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_power_station">thermal power station</a> located on the outskirts of the city of <a class="mw-redirect" title="Traralgon, Victoria" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traralgon,Victoria">Traralgon</a>, in south-eastern <a class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria, Australia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,Australia">Victoria</a>, <a title="Australia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia">Australia</a>. It consists of two sections, known as Loy Yang A and Loy Yang B. Both Loy Yang A and B are supplied by the Loy Yang brown coal mine. The Loy Yang power stations are located in the brown coal rich <a title="Latrobe Valley" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrobe_Valley">Latrobe Valley</a>, along with the <a title="Hazelwood Power Station" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_Power_Station">Hazelwood</a> and <a title="Yallourn Power Station" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yallourn_Power_Station">Yallourn</a> power stations.</p>
<p><strong>Loy Yang A</strong> has four generating units with a combined capacity of 2,100 MW (2,800,000 hp). In June 2012 <a title="AGL Energy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGL_Energy">AGL Energy</a> acquired Loy Yang A and the Loy Yang coal mine.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loy_Yang_Power_Station#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></p>
<p><strong>Loy Yang B</strong> has two units with a capacity of 1,050 MW (1,410,000 hp) and is Victoria's newest and most efficient brown coal-fired power station. It can generate around 17% of Victoria's energy needs. Until November 2017, it was jointly owned by <a title="Engie" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engie">Engie</a> (formerly GDF Suez Australia), which held a 70% stake, and <a class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsui & Co" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_%26_Co">Mitsui & Co</a> Ltd with 30%. Loy Yang B employs up to 152 full-time staff and another 40 contractors. In November 2017, Engie and Mitsui sold Loy Yang B to <a title="Alinta" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alinta">Alinta</a> for $1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loy_Yang_Power_Station#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></p>
<p>If Loy Yang A and Loy Yang B are counted together they are the largest power station in Australia, generating over 3,000 MW (4,000,000 hp) of power (however, if counted separately, the 2,880 MW <a title="Eraring Power Station" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraring_Power_Station">Eraring power station</a> is the largest). Loy Yang is a <a class="mw-redirect" title="Base load power plant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_load_power_plant">base load supply station</a>, and produces about one third of Victoria's electricity requirements.</p>