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Acting Site Manager Peter Slabber and Stanwell Site Services manager Michael Johnstone in the turbine hall at Tarong North … a new crane, far left, has been installed to assist with the overhaul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 29, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

A $40 million overhaul – which will involve more than 350 extra people on site – began at Tarong North Power Station on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The sole generating unit at the station was switched off to allow work to begin on the largest overhaul the station has had since it was commissioned in 2003.<\/p>\n

A major part of the project will involve the installation of a new rotor in the steam turbine.<\/p>\n

This upgrade, which is worth more than $5 million by itself, will allow the generating unit to return to its full 443MW output.<\/p>\n

Tarong North has been generating power at a reduced rate since mid-2014 when temporary repairs were carried out to the damaged rotor.<\/p>\n

The Tarong North shutdown will also allow new bags to be installed in the “baghouse”, the area of the plant that captures fine particle emissions via a bag-filter system. This filtration technology enables Tarong North to be the cleanest coal-fired power station in Australia.<\/p>\n

Software and hardware in the control system – the electronic heart of the power station – will also be upgraded during the shutdown.<\/p>\n

Acting site manager Peter Slabber said the Tarong North unit should be back online by June 11.<\/p>\n

He said the project would provide a boost to the local economy, with workers staying in hotels, motels and private rentals.<\/p>\n

Although much of the work was specialised, UGL had hired local tradespeople wherever possible.<\/p>\n

Thirty portable buildings have been installed at Tarong North to provide offices, meeting rooms, lunchrooms and storage areas during the overhaul.<\/p>\n

The Tarong North shutdown is the third of five major overhauls which Stanwell has scheduled between October 2015 and November 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first two projects were the overhauls of Unit 4 and Unit 2 at Tarong Power Station.<\/p>\n

After Tarong North, the focus will shift to the dragline at Meandu Mine followed by an overhaul of Unit 1 at Tarong Power Station.<\/p>\n

The maintenance program has been estimated at $100 million in total.<\/p>\n

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