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Coal-Fired Plants in Australia - QLD & SA

Callide A&B
Location: QLD
Operator: CS Energy
Configuration: 4 X 30 MW, 2 X 350 MW
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Operation: 1965-1989
Boiler supplier: Mitchell, Babcock-Hitachi
T/G supplier: Parsons, Hitachi

Photograph courtesy of CS Energy
Posted 3 Nov 2004

Callide-C
Location: QLD
Operator: InterGen Australia
Configuration: 2 X 420 MW
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Operation: 2001
Boiler supplier: IHI
T/G supplier: Toshiba
EPC: Mitsui, Pacific Power International, IHI, Toshiba
Quick facts: In May 1998, CS Energy and Shell Coal finalized a 50:50 joint venture to build the Callide-C IPP power station adjacent to the existing B plant near Rockhampton in central Queensland. Later, InterGen took over the lead from Shell. In May 1998, the turnkey construction contract was awarded and in Oct 2000, InterGen completed debt-financing of $325mn for its stake in the project with a syndicate of Bank of America, BNP Paribas, and National Australia Bank. The two 420-MW supercritical units, Australia’s first, were opened in Jul 2001. Low-sulfur fuel is supplied from the Callide coalfields jointly owned by Shell and AMP.

Photograph courtesy of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
Posted 18 Apr 2004

Millmerran
Location: QLD
Operator: InterGen Australia
Configuration: 2 X 420 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 2003
Boiler supplier: B&W
T/G supplier: Ansaldo
Quick facts: In Sep 1999, Babcock & Wilcox was awarded a $95mn contract for two supercritical boilers for this IPP. This followed the Jul 1999 award of a generating license and mining lease by the state government. The lead investor is InterGen with a 53.7% stake and other investors include GE Capital (6.3%), and Energy Investors Fund (5%). In Sep 2002, Tohoku Electric Power Co made its first overseas power investment by agreeing to invest A$260mn in a Marubeni affiliate that had taken a 35% stake in Millmerran. The site is 9km outside Millmerran, a rural township 180km west-southwest of Brisbane. The project also includes a 3.6mn tpy coal mine run by Roche Mining and a pipeline to carry treated sewage effluent from Toowoomba’s Wetalla sewage treatment works about 80km away. Total costs were about $920mnl and financing was arranged by a large group of banks including ABN Amro, ANZ Investment Bank, Bank of America, Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank, BOS International, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, KBC Bank, National Australia Bank, Overseas Union Bank, and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Photograph courtesy of InterGen Australia
Posted 6 Apr 2003

Swanbank A&B
Location: QLD
Operator: CS Energy
Configuration: 6 X 68 MW, 4 X 125 MW
Fuel: bituminous coal
Operation: 1966-1973
Boiler supplier: Mitchell
T/G supplier: BBC, Siemens
Photograph courtesy of CS Energy
Posted 27 Jul 2001

Northern / Thomas Playford
Location: SA
Operator: Flinders Power
Configuration: 2 X 260 MW (Northern), 4 X 15 MW (Playford-A, ret), 4 X 60 MW (Playford-B)
Fuel: subbituminous coal
Operation: 1960-1985
Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock, Dodds
T/G supplier: MHI, EE, Stal
Quick facts: In August 2000, the Flinders power stations were bought from ETSA by NRG Energy. In June 2006, NRG agreed to sell the two plants and related assets to a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown for A$317mn plus the assumption of A$238mn in debt obligations and A$42mn in cash. Fuel is supplied via a leased rail line connecting the power stations to the Leigh Creek Coalfield.
Photograph courtesy of NRG Flinders Power
Posted 27 Oct 2004

Abbreviations: BBC = Brown Boveri, B&W = Babcock & Wilcox, EE = English Electric, ICL = International Combustion Ltd, IHI = Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, IPP = independent power project, MHI = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, T/G = turbine generator

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 07/23/07

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Callide A&B Location: QLD Operator: CS Energy Configuration: 4 X 30 MW, 2 X 350 MW Fuel: subbituminous coal Operation: 1965-1989 Boiler supplier: Mitchell, Babcock-Hitachi T/G supplier: Parsons, Hitachi Photograph courtesy of CS Energy Posted 3 Nov 2004	Callide-C Location: QLD Operator: InterGen Australia Configuration: 2 X 420 MW Fuel: subbituminous coal Operation: 2001 Boiler supplier: IHI T/G supplier: Toshiba EPC: Mitsui, Pacific Power International, IHI, Toshiba Quick facts: In May 1998, CS Energy and Shell Coal finalized a 50:50 joint venture to build the Callide-C IPP power station adjacent to the existing B plant near Rockhampton in central Queensland. Later, InterGen took over the lead from Shell. In May 1998, the turnkey construction contract was awarded and in Oct 2000, InterGen completed debt-financing of $325mn for its stake in the project with a syndicate of Bank of America, BNP Paribas, and National Australia Bank. The two 420-MW supercritical units, Australia’s first, were opened in Jul 2001. Low-sulfur fuel is supplied from the Callide coalfields jointly owned by Shell and AMP. Photograph courtesy of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Posted 18 Apr 2004	Millmerran Location: QLD Operator: InterGen Australia Configuration: 2 X 420 MW Fuel: bituminous coal Operation: 2003 Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: Ansaldo Quick facts: In Sep 1999, Babcock & Wilcox was awarded a $95mn contract for two supercritical boilers for this IPP. This followed the Jul 1999 award of a generating license and mining lease by the state government. The lead investor is InterGen with a 53.7% stake and other investors include GE Capital (6.3%), and Energy Investors Fund (5%). In Sep 2002, Tohoku Electric Power Co made its first overseas power investment by agreeing to invest A$260mn in a Marubeni affiliate that had taken a 35% stake in Millmerran. The site is 9km outside Millmerran, a rural township 180km west-southwest of Brisbane. The project also includes a 3.6mn tpy coal mine run by Roche Mining and a pipeline to carry treated sewage effluent from Toowoomba’s Wetalla sewage treatment works about 80km away. Total costs were about $920mnl and financing was arranged by a large group of banks including ABN Amro, ANZ Investment Bank, Bank of America, Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank, BOS International, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, KBC Bank, National Australia Bank, Overseas Union Bank, and Royal Bank of Scotland. Photograph courtesy of InterGen Australia Posted 6 Apr 2003

Swanbank A&B Location: QLD Operator: CS Energy Configuration: 6 X 68 MW, 4 X 125 MW Fuel: bituminous coal Operation: 1966-1973 Boiler supplier: Mitchell T/G supplier: BBC, Siemens Photograph courtesy of CS Energy Posted 27 Jul 2001		Northern / Thomas Playford Location: SA Operator: Flinders Power Configuration: 2 X 260 MW (Northern), 4 X 15 MW (Playford-A, ret), 4 X 60 MW (Playford-B) Fuel: subbituminous coal Operation: 1960-1985 Boiler supplier: Deutsche Babcock, Dodds T/G supplier: MHI, EE, Stal Quick facts: In August 2000, the Flinders power stations were bought from ETSA by NRG Energy. In June 2006, NRG agreed to sell the two plants and related assets to a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown for A$317mn plus the assumption of A$238mn in debt obligations and A$42mn in cash. Fuel is supplied via a leased rail line connecting the power stations to the Leigh Creek Coalfield. Photograph courtesy of NRG Flinders Power Posted 27 Oct 2004