Diamantina Power Station

20°47′05″S 139°28′58″E / 20.7847°S 139.4827°E / -20.7847; 139.4827StatusOpenedConstruction began2012Commission date2014Construction cost$570 millionOwner(s)APA GroupThermal power station Primary fuelNatural gasCombined cycle?YesPower generation Units operationalFour 44MW Gas Turbines and two 40MW Steam TurbinesNameplate capacity242 MWExternal linksWebsiteOfficial website

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Diamantina Power Station is a combined-cycle gas turbine electricity generation plant in Mount Isa, Queensland. It was developed by APA Group and AGL Energy at a cost of $570 million. Siemens Energy supplied two blocks each with one steam turbine, two gas turbines and two heat-recovery steam generators, with supplementary firing burners. ^[1]

Construction commenced in 2012. It became operational in mid-2014 with a generating capacity of 328 MW when combined with 60 MW provided by the adjacent Leichhardt Power Station and 26MW Thompson Power Station.^[2]

On 1 October 2014, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission gave authorisation for the power station owner along with the operator of other generating equipment in the city, Stanwell Corporation, to manage electricity supplied to the North West Power System. However, from 1 January 2020, Diamantina Power Station Pty Ltd became the only major generator on the North West Power System when Stanwell Corporation placed Mica Creek Power Station into cold storage.^[3]

References

^ "Siemens Energy secures supply order for Australian combined cycle power station". Industry News. Power Technology. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Key Facts". Diamantina Power Station website. DPS Power. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ "Stanwell Corporation Limited & Diamantina Power Station Pty Limited - Authorisations - A91448". Public registers. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.