List of power stations in Queensland


This is a list of active power stations in Queensland, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.

Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power stationMax. capacity TurbinesCoal typeConveyanceMine typeCooling waterCommission YearRefs
Callide B7002bituminousconveyoropen cutfresh1988
Callide C8102bituminousconveyoropen cutfresh2001
Gladstone16806bituminousrailopen cutseawater1976
Kogan Creek7501bituminousconveyoropen cutdry cooled2007
Millmerran8522bituminousconveyoropen cutdry cooled2002
Stanwell14454bituminousrailopen cutfresh1996
Tarong14004bituminousconveyoropen cutfresh1986
Tarong North4431bituminousconveyoropen cutfresh2003

These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce. Combined cycle plants include an Open Cycle Gas Turbine, plus a Heat Recovery Steam Generator that uses waste heat from the gas turbine to make steam to drive a Steam Turbine.
Power stationMax. capacity TurbinesFuel typeCycleRefs
Barcaldine552natural gasCombined
Braemar5023coal seam gasOpen
Bulwer Island, BP Refining323coal seam gasCombined
Condamine1443coal seam gasCombined
Darling Downs6304coal seam gasCombined
Diamantina2424 2coal seam gasCombined
Leichhardt601coal seam gasOpen
Mackay Gas Turbine341oilOpen
Mica Creek31812natural gasCombined
Mount Stuart4143keroseneOpen
Oakey2822natural gasOpen
Phosphate Hill429natural gasCombined
Roma802natural gasOpen
Swanbank E3851natural gas/coal seam gasCombined
Tarong Gas Turbine151dieselOpen
Townsville2422coal seam gasCombined

Gas (reciprocating)

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power stationMax. capacity EnginesFuel type
Browns Plains2.182landfill gas
Cannington, BHP Minerals40.0622natural gas / diesel
Condamine31coal seam gas
Coominya, AFC Abattoirs1.733natural gas
Daandine3311coal seam gas
Luggage Point, Myrtletown32sewage gas
Middlemount4520coal seam gas
Moranbah4515coal seam gas
Mt Isa XPS4147.519natural gas
Rochedale3.33landfill gas
Roghan Road1.951landfill gas
Stapylton11landfill gas
Suntown, Arundel11landfill gas
Swanbank B71landfill gas
Whitwood Road1.11landfill gas
Molendinar0.71landfill gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power stationMax. capacity TurbinesPumped storage
Barron Gorge662no
Kareeya884no
Kareeya 571no
Somerset Dam3.21no
Tinaroo Falls Dam1.61no
Wivenhoe5002yes
Wivenhoe Small Hydro4.71no

Wind farms

These Wind Farms use the power of wind to turn wind turbines to generate all of the electricity they produce.
Power stationMax. capacity Turbines
Thursday Island0.452
Mount Emerald Wind Farm18053
Windy Hill Wind Farm1220
Coopers Gap Wind Farm453123

Solar

These power stations convert light into electricity using the photovoltaic effect.
Power stationMax. capacity
Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm25
Clare Solar Farm100
Collinsville Power Station42
Darling Downs Solar Farm110
Daydream Solar Farm180
Emerald Solar Park68
Gatton Solar Research Facility3.275
Hamilton Solar Farm69
Hayman Solar Farm60
Kidston Solar Project50
Lakeland Solar Farm10.8
Normanton Solar Farm5
Ross River Solar Farm148
Sun Metals Solar Farm150
Sunshine Coast Solar Farm15
University of Queensland Solar1.22
Weipa Solar Farm1.7
Whitsunday Solar Farm69

Biomass combustion

These power stations burn biomass to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power stationMax. capacityTurbinesFuel TypeConveyance
Babinda Sugar Mill, Decommissioned01bagasseon-site
Bingera Sugar Mill, Bundaberg Sugar52bagasseon-site
Farleigh Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd.134bagasseon-site
Gympie Coffee Manufacturing, Nestlé161coffee grounds and sawduston-site
Inkerman Mill, Wilmar International102bagasseon-site
Invicta Mill, Wilmar International38.81bagasseon-site
Isis Central Sugar Mill11.54bagasseon-site
Kalamia Mill, Wilmar International91bagasseon-site
Macknade Mill, Wilmar International82bagasseon-site
Marian Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd.183bagasseon-site
Maryborough Sugar Factory, MSF Sugar Ltd.4.753bagasseon-site
Millaquin Sugar Mill, Bundaberg Sugar53bagasseon-site
Mossman Central Mill, Mackay Sugar11.855bagasseon-site
Mourilyan Sugar Mill, Decommissioned05bagasseon-site
Mulgrave Sugar Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd.10.54bagasseon-site
Pioneer Mill, Wilmar International682bagasseon-site
Pleystowe Mill, Decommissioned02bagasseon-site
Proserpine Sugar Mill, Wilmar International204bagasseon-site
Racecourse Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd.13.82bagasseon-site
Rocky Point301bagasse, wood wasteon-site, road
Stapylton51wood wasteroad
South Johnstone Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd.19.33bagasseon-site
Suncoast Gold Macadamias1.51crop wasteon-site
Tableland Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd.71bagasseon-site
Tully Sugar Mill21.45bagasseon-site
Victoria Mill, Wilmar International11.83bagasseon-site
Visy Paper, Brisbane21black liquoron-site