Queensland-owned CS Energy has wrapped up the largest maintenance overhaul in the history of Callide Power Station, with the return to service of Unit C3 ahead of peak summer demand.
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The $80 million overhaul of Unit C3, which was backed by the Electricity Maintenance Guarantee, ran for just under three months and had a peak workforce of approximately 400 people.
Recently appointed Callide Power Station general manager Malcolm Bambling said, “The Callide Unit C3 overhaul was a huge undertaking that included significant works on a range of equipment, including the generator and boiler.
“Approximately 250,000 hours were worked and more than 800 individual work packs were completed.
“These works provided flow-on benefits to the community, as workers stayed in the Biloela region and utilised local services, providing a boost to the local economy.”
As part of the recommissioning process, the Callide team will carry out a series of tests of Unit C3 at various output levels, which may result in brief offline periods.
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In addition to the Unit C3 overhaul, CS Energy also carried out shorter planned maintenance in recent months on the unit B1 and unit B2 precipitators that help control fly ash emissions.
