Darling Downs Power Station
| Darling Downs Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Darling Downs |
| Status | Opened |
| Construction began | August 2007 |
| Commission date | July 2010 |
| Construction cost | $780 million |
| Owner(s) | Origin Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal seam gas |
| Combined cycle? | yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 630 MW |
Darling Downs Power Station is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Dalby in Queensland and owned by Origin Energy. The Darling Downs Power Station is adjacent to the QLD-NSW high voltage transmission Interconnector and the Powerlink Queensland R2 Braemar 330/275 kV Substation.
Darling Downs is a gas fired combined cycle gas turbine power station and is the largest of its type in Australia.[1] It is powered by three 120 MW GE Frame 9E gas turbines and one 270 MW steam turbine, which generate a total of 630 MW of electricity.[2] A 205 kilometre pipeline transports the gas to the station from gas fields near Wallumbilla.[2] The power station uses less than 3% of the water that a traditional coal powered power station does by utilising air-cooled technology.[3][4]
Origin Energy developed the power station and the construction costs for the project were $780 million.[4] Darling Downs entered commercial operation in July 2010.[1] and was officially opened on the 5 November 2010 by Premier Anna Bligh.[3]
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