About Loy Yang Power

Located within the heart of the Latrobe Valley, 165 kilometres east of Melbourne, Loy Yang Power owns and operates the 2,200 megawatt Loy Yang power station and the adjacent Loy Yang coal mine.

The company supplies approximately one third of the state of Victoria's power requirements or 10 per cent of total generation for the south-eastern seaboard states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. The Loy Yang power station is the largest in Victoria and the open cut is the largest producing brown coal mine in the southern hemisphere.

Directly employing about 500 people, Loy Yang Power possesses a highly experienced and skilled workforce - two thirds of which work a shift roster to allow for the plant's continual 24-hour operation.

Loy Yang Power's work force has responded to the demands of a competitive power industry by increasing productivity and developing a range of innovative solutions to improve efficiency, safety and production.

This pursuit of technical excellence has been publicly recognised with Loy Yang Power employees, together with the company's maintenance partners, winning several major engineering awards.

In line with the company's pursuit of continuous improvement, Loy Yang Power's team of industry specialists continues to gain new skills and develop flexible work practices.