Gladstone Power Station, Queensland
- Gladstone Power Station, Queensland
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. [ [http://www.energy.qld.gov.au/power_stations.cfm Power Stations] . 2007. Queensland Department of Mines and Energy. Retrieved on 2 October 2007.] 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. [ [http://www.comalco.com/whoweare/31_gladstone_power_station.asp Gladstone power station] Comalco. Retrieved on 2 October 2007.]
This fossil fuel power plant draws seawater for cooling. Black coal is brought by rail from the Curragh mine, 200 km west of Rockhampton. [ [http://www.curragh.com.au/curragh_default2.aspx?menuID=108 About us] 2006. Wesfarmers. Retrieved on 2 October 2007.]
ee also
*List of active power stations in Queensland
*Stanwell Power Station, Queensland
References
External links
*Wesfarmers page on [http://www.wesfarmers.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=39 Curragh mine]
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