Tarong Power Station, Queensland

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station_name=Tarong Power Station
location=Queensland,
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fuel_type=Bituminous Coal
technology=Steam Turbine
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max_capacity= 1,400 MW
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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 km away. The mine was operated by Rio Tinto Coal Australia. However Tarong Energy has recently purchased this mine. Coal supply beyond 2010 will most probably be delivered from the yet to be developed Kunioon mine.

Water is supplied via pipeline from Boondooma Dam, west of Proston and Wivenhoe Dam. However due to drought conditions persisting, the Queensland Government directed the plant to stop taking water from Wivenhoe Dam from the 1 March 2006. [ [http://www.tarongenergy.com.au/?p=107 Tarong Energy: Water] . Retrieved on 23 May 2007.] These water supply problems have reduced electrical output to less than half of maximum capacity. [ [http://media-newswire.com/printer_friendly_1045690.html Tarong Power Station to save more water] Queensland Government Media Release. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.]

The Western Corridor Recycled Water Project is expected to deliver water to the power station in mid 2008.

See also

* Tarong North Power Station
* Fossil fuel power plant

References

External links

* [http://www.tarongenergy.com.au/?P=10 Tarong Energy]