Callide Power Station provides electricity to the national electricity market from Biloela in central Queensland.
The site comprises Callide A and B stations, and the Callide Power Plant (Callide C). Together they can generate up to 1,720 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power about 2 million homes.
Originally built in 1965, Callide A station was refurbished in 1998 and is currently in storage, awaiting future use in the Callide Oxyfuel Project.
Callide B was commissioned in 1988 and at one time held the Queensland record for operation, running continuously for 477 days. The 900MW Callide Power Plant commissioned in 2001 doubled the site’s capacity and was a joint venture between CS Energy and InterGen.
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Permanent workforce |
172 |
| Site capacity |
1720 MW |
| Fuel supply |
Black coal |
~ 6 million tonnes pa |
conveyed from the adjacent Callide Mine |
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GENERATOR INFORMATION
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Callide A (in storage)
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Callide B
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Callide Power Plant
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GENERAL
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commissioned
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(recommissioned) 1998
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1988
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2001
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capacity
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120 MW
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700 MW
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900 MW
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units
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4x30 MW
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2x350 MW
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2x450 MW
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transmission
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132 kv
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275 kv
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275kv
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fuel
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black coal
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black coal
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black coal
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TURBINE
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type
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steam
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steam
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steam
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manufacturer
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Parsons
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Hitachi
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Toshiba
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BOILER
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manufacturer
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Mitchell Engineering
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Babcock Hitachi
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IHI
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height
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30 m
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42 m
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42 m
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furnace temperature
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1400 oC
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1400 oC
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1400 oC
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steam pressure
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4300 kPa
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17700 kPa
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25100 kPa
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steam temperature
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460 oC
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539 oC
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566 oC
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CHIMNEYS
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height
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76 m
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210 m
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230 m
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flue gas temp
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144 oC
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135 oC
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135 oC
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Download the Callide Power Station Fact Sheet (PDF)