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Operations
Aluminium does not occur naturally in its metal form and is produced during the smelting process from a white powder called alumina. Electricity is required to heat and maintain the temperature of the smelting pots to produce molten aluminium.
The Anglesea Power Station supplies more than 40 per cent of the power required by Alcoa's Point Henry aluminium smelter (which is located near Geelong) via a 45km high voltage power line connecting the Point Henry and Anglesea sites.
The power station operations involve many stages, and Alcoa needs the support of a workforce of approximately 100 people at its Anglesea site to see the process through.
For more detailed information on the Alcoa Anglesea process, view the pages on coal mining, power station and control room .
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