The 1,680 megawatt Gladstone Power Station is Queensland's largest coal-fired power station, producing 15% of Queensland’s electricity requirements.
The station was commissioned in 1976 and later purchased from the Queensland Electricity Commission in 1994 by a joint venture comprising Rio Tinto Aluminium, three of its Japanese partners in Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL), and NRG, a US based energy provider.
NRG Gladstone Operating Services manages the operation of the power station on behalf of the owners.
Following a 2007 restructure of Queensland’s energy assets, Stanwell is responsible for trading the output from Gladstone Power Station.
Visit Gladstone Power Station's official website at http://www.nrggos.com.au/.
Gladstone Power Station
| Location |
Gladstone, Central Queensland |
| Generating capacity |
1,680 megawatts |
| Number of generating units |
Six |
|
| Fuel source |
Black coal |
| Water supply |
Ocean passing through cooling |
| Commissioned |
1976 |