Gladstone Power Station, Queensland

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Gladstone Power Station

The Gladstone Power Station is Queensland's largest power station, with six coal powered steam turbines generating a maximum of 1,680 MW of electricity.^[1] Power from the station was first generated in 1976.

The plant was privatised in 1994. It is currently owned by a group, including Rio Tinto Aluminium, NRG Energy and other Japanese partners.^[2]

This fossil fuel power plant draws seawater for cooling. Black coal is brought by rail from the Curragh mine, 200 km west of Rockhampton.^[3]

[edit] See also

Energy Portal

Australia Portal

[edit] References

^ Power Stations. 2007. Queensland Department of Mines and Energy. Retrieved on 2 October 2007.
^ Gladstone power station Comalco. Retrieved on 2 October 2007.
^ About us 2006. Wesfarmers. Retrieved on 2 October 2007.

[edit] External links

Wesfarmers page on Curragh mine

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