Hitachi Energy and Alinta Energy have signed a new three-year master outage agreement (MoA) aimed at strengthening the resilience of the power grid.
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Alinta Energy, Australia’s largest privately owned power generator, operates three major gas-fired power stations equipped with Hitachi Energy’s Generator Circuit-Breakers (GCBs):
- 464MW open-cycle Braemar gas fired generator in central western Queensland—Alinta’s largest gas fired plant.
- 392MW Wagerup natural gas fired plant that supplies peaking power and system support services to the South West Interconnected System in WA; and
- The 285MW gas-fuelled Pinjarra Power Station and cogeneration plant located at Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery in WA.
Despite sharing the same technology, each site currently operates independently, with a decentralised service framework and limited outage windows.
The new three-year agreement will support more consistent service delivery, lifecycle extension, and long-term reliability of the plants.
Despite sharing the same technology, each site operates independently, with a decentralised service framework and limited outage windows.
Through this agreement, Hitachi Energy will work together with Alinta Energy to provide a structured and scalable framework for outage planning and execution, covering condition assessments, overhauling, upgrades, supply of strategic spares, and replacement of generator circuit breakers and transformer bushings, laying the foundation for consistent service delivery, lifecycle extension, and long-term reliability.
By integrating global expertise with local service capabilities, the partnership will contribute to the security of energy supply and enable Alinta Energy to strategically secure spare parts and extend the lifetime of the assets.
Hitachi Energy country managing director Australia Bernard Norton said, “With energy security in focus as Australia transitions to net-zero, the partnership with Alinta Energy marks an important milestone towards a stronger, smarter and more resilient energy system supported by Hitachi Energy’s extensive local service capabilities.”
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Alinta Energy general manager power generation Peter Lowke said, “Hitachi Energy worked closely with us and stayed responsive to what we needed operationally. That made a real difference, particularly in keeping disruption low and performance on track.”
