Unit C4 at Callide C Power Station is operational in the National Electricity Market after returning to service last Friday.
CS Energy CEO Darren Busine said Unit C4 went back online at approximately midday on 30 August and will now go through a series of performance tests as part of its recommissioning process.
“The recommissioning of Unit C4 will follow a similar process for a new generating unit following the rebuild of Unit C4 and its cooling tower,” Mr Busine said.
“We will work closely with the Australian Energy Market Operator over the next fortnight to ramp the unit up and down to test that it meets the required performance standard.
“This will include a series of tests where the unit will be deliberately taken offline before safely restarting.
“Getting to this point is the culmination of three years of hard work by the team at Callide and support teams. Thank you to everyone involved in returning this important asset to service.”
Background
Callide Power Station is comprised of two power plants, Callide B and C, each with two generating units (B1 and B2, C3 and C4).
Callide B has a capacity of 700 megawatts (MW) and is 100 per cent owned by CS Energy.
Callide C has a capacity of 848 MW. CS Energy (through our subsidiary Callide Energy Pty Ltd) owns Callide C in a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with IG Power. CS Energy operates Callide C on behalf of the JV.