Swanbank Power Station provides electricity to the national electricity market from southeast Queensland.
The site comprises the coal-fired Swanbank B and the gas-fired Swanbank E power stations. Together they can generate almost 900 megawatts (MW) of electricity - enough to power about 1.1 million homes.
Swanbank E Power Station was commissioned in 2002 and is one of the most advanced gas-fired power stations in Australia.
The older Swanbank B power station has a long history of reliable generation since it was first commisioned in 1973. Swanbank B also generates green energy by using piped landfill methane gas as part of ReOrganic Energy Swanbank.
CS Energy is planning a second gas-fired power station at the site, as part of the Swanbank F Power Project.
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Permanent workforce |
113 |
| Site capacity |
865MW |
| Fuel supply |
Black coal |
~ 1 million tonnes pa |
trucked and railed from mines in south east Queensland |
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Diesel |
4ML/year |
trucked from refineries at the mouth of the Brisbane River |
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Gas |
18 PJ/year |
piped from fields in western Queensland |
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GENERATOR INFORMATION
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Swanbank B
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Swanbank E
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GENERAL
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commissioned
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1973
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2002
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capacity
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480 MW
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385 MW
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units
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4x120 MW
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1x385 MW
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transmission
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275 kv
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275 kv
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fuel
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black coal
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natural gas & coal seam methane
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TURBINE
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type
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steam
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gas and steam
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manufacturer
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Siemens
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Alstom
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BOILER
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manufacturer
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Mitchell Engineering
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Alstom
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height
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40 m
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30 m
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operating temperature
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1400 oC
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651 oC
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steam pressure
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13100 kPa
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11 330 kPa
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steam temperature
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543 oC
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565 oC
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CHIMNEYS
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height
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137 m
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40 m
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flue gas temp
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120 oC
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100 oC
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Download the Swanbank Power Station fact sheet. (PDF)