Tarong Power Station, Queensland

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The Tarong Power Station is a coal fired power station located on a 1500 hectare site near the Burnett River and Nanango, in Queensland, Australia. The station that has a maximum generating capacity of 1400 megawatts, generated from a total of four turbines. Tarong Energy is the Queensland Government owned corporation that currently manages the plant.

Coal is supplied via a conveyor from Meandu Mine, which is 1.5 kms away. The mine is operated by Rio Tinto Coal Australia. Water is supplied via pipeline from Boondooma Dam, west of Proston. If drought conditions persist, water supply problems may reduce electrical output. [1]

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  1. Power station threat by Steven Wardill and Brendan O'Malley, The Sunday Mail, July 31, 2006.

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