| Mica Creek Power Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Mount Isa, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 20°46′40″S 139°29′26″E / 20.77778°S 139.49056°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1960 |
| Decommission date | 2021 |
| Owner | Stanwell Corporation |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine and gas turbine |
| Combined cycle? | 5 units |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 7 |
| Nameplate capacity | 216 MW |
Mica Creek Power Station is located 5 km south of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland, Australia. It was natural gas powered with 12 turbines of various sizes that generate a combined capacity of 318 MW of electricity. The power station is owned by state government owned Stanwell Corporation.
Mica Creek was originally coal-fired, with conversion to natural gas completed in 2000.[1] Gas is sourced from the Cooper Eromanga Basin gas field via the 840 km Carpenteria Pipeline.[2]
Mica Creek supplied electricity to mining companies in the region, as well as Mount Isa, Cloncurry, and the nearby region.[1]
- ^ a b "Mica Creek Power Station". CS Energy. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Our Business; Energy Infrastructure; Queensland". APA Group website. APA Group. Retrieved 9 October 2015.