Work is continuing to restore Unit C4 at Callide Power Station following the incident in May 2021.
CS Energy and its Callide C joint venture owner InterGen Australia have a team of 250 employees and contractors working on the Unit C4 recovery at the power station.
CEO Andrew Bills said work at the power station had focussed on repairs and removing damaged plant, in readiness for when replacement components arrive at site from overseas.
“The new C4 generator arrived in late September at the Port of Gladstone and we are expecting the generator transformer to arrive at the end of October,” Mr Bills said. “The components will be transported progressively to Callide Power Station.
Image: The new generator for Unit C4 being unloaded the Port of Gladstone recently.
“These are heavy pieces of equipment, so we have been working closely with relevant government agencies on the most suitable and safest road transport route.
“The route is being finalised. At this stage, our plan is to barge the components from the Port of Gladstone to Fisherman’s Landing and then transport by road. Final road transport permits are expected in the near future.”
Other major components being replaced are the turbine, automatic voltage regulator for the generator and the turbine governor.
Returning Unit C4 to service is a unique and complex project, and the current forecast return to service date is in April 2023.