About Alcoa Anglesea Alcoa Anglesea Power Station is located on a 7221 hectare mining lease known as the Anglesea Heath.
The Power Station began operating in 1969 and operates at world class efficiency levels for brown coal fired power stations. It supplies approximately 40 per cent of the power required by Alcoa’s Point Henry aluminium smelter near Geelong.
Each year the Power Station uses approximately 1.1 million tonnes of brown coal, which is mined using open cut methods. The coal is used to generate electricity which is transmitted to the Point Henry plant through a 45 kilometre, high voltage line.
After mining, the pit is progressively back filled using previously removed overburden and revegetated with indigenous plants. This rehabilitation process results in the restoration of a self-sustaining ecosystem.
Alcoa manages the Anglesea Heath together with Parks Victoria, the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment, and the local community. Under this unique agreement, over 90% of the mining lease is co-managed by Alcoa and our partners as if it were a National Park. It is the first case in Australia where a conservation agency and industry have come together to form a cooperative partnership to manage an area for conservation.
Alcoa Anglesea employees approximately 100 permanent staff.
