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January 28, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stanwell Corporation is weighing up either repairs or replacement as the best option to repair “minor cracking” detected in the turbine of the mothballed Unit 4 at Tarong Power Station.<\/p>\n

“It’s just one of the things that happens because the power station is now 30 years old,” a Stanwell spokesman said.<\/p>\n

The original Tarong power station was built to last 30 years but with repairs and upgrades, Stanwell intends to keep it running for another 25 years.<\/p>\n

The spokesman also confirmed that cracks had been detected in the Unit 1 and Unit 3 turbines.<\/p>\n

This had led to the replacement of rotors in these units recently.<\/p>\n

“Both rotors were 30 years old and the cracks were identified in one of our regular scheduled inspections where we identify faults before they become problems,” the spokesman said.<\/p>\n

The spokesman said Stanwell was “doing the number crunching now” to ascertain what was the best way forward for the Unit 4 turbine – either repairs or replacement.<\/p>\n

The fact that Stanwell is discussing repairing the mothballed unit should be good news for local business confidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The announcement that Units 2 and 4 at Tarong were being put into cold storage sent shockwaves through local industry in October 2012.<\/p>\n

At the time it was suggested the units could remain shut down for two years or until the electricity market improved.<\/p>\n

The Stanwell spokesman confirmed the market had improved slightly recently but no decision had been made to restart the units.<\/p>\n

However, the market was always “kept under review” and it would be looked at again later this year.<\/p>\n

“No decision has yet been made to return the units to service. This will depend on market conditions which remain challenging, however, there has been a slight improvement in the wholesale energy market over the past few months,” he said.<\/p>\n

“The recent hot spell saw Queensland demand peak at just over 8300MW which is very encouraging.”<\/p>\n

However this was still down on the 9000MW demand from a few years ago and there was also still a lot of “spare capacity” available, with Queensland generators capable of producing about 11,000MW a day.<\/p>\n

The spokesman said Stanwell was balancing hydro-electric, coal and gas generation and adjusting its production to achieve the best value-for-money mix at any particular time.<\/p>\n

“No decision has been made to take our gas power station off-line. However, as an energy company we\u2019re always looking at the best options to maximise revenue for the business using our available energy resources,” he said.<\/p>\n

[UPDATED January 29 with additional information]<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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