This is a list of active power stations in Queensland, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity. Queensland has a diverse range of power generating types.

Coal fired

These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Coal type Conveyance Mine type Cooling waterCommission year RefsCallide B700 2 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh1988 Callide C 810 2 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh2001 Gladstone 1680 6 bituminous rail open cut seawater1976 Kogan Creek 750 1 bituminous conveyor open cut dry cooled2007 Millmerran 852 2 bituminous conveyor open cut dry cooled2002 Stanwell 1445 4 bituminous rail open cut fresh1996 Tarong 1400 4 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh1986 Tarong North 443 1 bituminous conveyor open cut fresh2003

Gladstone scheduled for closure in 2035. Tarong scheduled for closure in 2036. Callide B scheduled for closure in 2028. Stanwell scheduled for closure in 2046.

Gas turbine

These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce. Combined cycle plants include an open cycle gas turbine, plus a heat recovery steam generator that uses waste heat from the gas turbine to make steam to drive a steam turbine.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Fuel type Cycle Refs Barcaldine 55 2 natural gas Combined Braemar 502 3 coal seam gas Open Bulwer Island, BP Refining 32 3 coal seam gas Combined Condamine 144 3 coal seam gas Combined Darling Downs 630 4 coal seam gas Combined Diamantina 242 4 (gas) 2 (steam) coal seam gas Combined Leichhardt 60 1 coal seam gas Open Mackay Gas Turbine 34 1 oil Open Mica Creek 318 12 natural gas Combined Mount Stuart 414 3 diesel Open Oakey 282 2 natural gas / diesel Open Phosphate Hill 42 9 natural gas Combined Roma 80 2 natural gas Open Swanbank E 385 1 natural gas/coal seam gas Combined Tarong Gas Turbine 15 1 diesel Open Townsville 242 2 natural gas / coal seam gas Combined Yarwun1801Combined

Gas (reciprocating)

These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Engines Fuel type Browns Plains 2.18 2 landfill gas Cannington, BHP Minerals 40.06 22 natural gas / diesel Condamine 3 1 coal seam gas Coominya, AFC Abattoirs 1.73 3 natural gas Daandine 33 11 coal seam gas Luggage Point, Myrtletown 3 2 sewage gas Middlemount 45 20 coal seam gas Moranbah 45 15 coal seam gas Mt Isa XPS41 47.5 19 natural gas Rochedale 3.3 3 landfill gas Roghan Road 1.95 1 landfill gas Stapylton 1 1 landfill gas Suntown, Arundel 1 1 landfill gas Swanbank B 7 1 landfill gas Thompson Power Station 24 8 natural gas Whitwood Road 1.1 1 landfill gas Molendinar 0.7 1 landfill gas

Hydroelectric

These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Pumped storage Barron Gorge 66 2 no Kareeya 88 4 no Kareeya 5 7 1 no Somerset Dam 3.2 1 no Tinaroo Falls Dam 1.6 1 no Wivenhoe 500 2 yes Wivenhoe Small Hydro 4.7 1 no

Wind farms

These wind farms use the power of wind to turn wind turbines to generate all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Thursday Island 0.45 2 Mount Emerald Wind Farm 180 53 Windy Hill Wind Farm 12 20Coopers Gap Wind Farm453123

Solar

These power stations convert light into electricity using the photovoltaic effect. Power stationMax. capacity (MW)Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm25Clare Solar Farm100Clermont Solar Farm75Collinsville Power Station 42Darling Downs Solar Farm110Daydream Solar Farm180Emerald Solar Park 68Gatton Solar Research Facility3.275Hamilton Solar Farm69Haughton Solar Farm100Hayman Solar Farm60Kidston Solar Project50Lakeland Solar Farm10.8Lilyvale Solar Farm100Mica Creek Solar Farm88Normanton Solar Farm5Ross River Solar Farm148Sun Metals Solar Farm150Sunshine Coast Solar Farm15Susan River Solar Farm75University of Queensland Solar1.22Weipa Solar Farm1.7Whitsunday Solar Farm69

Biomass combustion

These power stations burn biomass (biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.

Power station Max. capacity (MW) Turbines Fuel type Conveyance Babinda Sugar Mill, decommissioned 0 1 bagasse on-site Bingera Sugar Mill, Bundaberg Sugar 5 2 bagasse on-site Farleigh Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd. 13 4 bagasse on-site Gympie Coffee Manufacturing, Nestlé 16 1 coffee grounds and sawdust on-site Inkerman Mill, Wilmar International 10 2 bagasse on-site Invicta Mill, Wilmar International 38.8 2 bagasse on-site Isis Central Sugar Mill 11.5 4 bagasse on-site Kalamia Mill, Wilmar International 9 1 bagasse on-site Macknade Mill, Wilmar International 8 2 bagasse on-site Marian Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd. 18 3 bagasse on-site Maryborough Sugar Factory, MSF Sugar Ltd. 4.75 3 bagasse on-site Millaquin Sugar Mill, Bundaberg Sugar 5 3 bagasse on-site Mossman Central Mill decommissioned 2024, Mackay Sugar 11.85 5 bagasse on-site Mourilyan Sugar Mill, decommissioned 0 5 bagasse on-site Mulgrave Sugar Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd. 10.5 4 bagasse on-site Pioneer Mill, Wilmar International 68 2 bagasse on-site Pleystowe Mill, decommissioned 0 2 bagasse on-site Proserpine Sugar Mill, Wilmar International 20 4 bagasse on-site Racecourse Mill, Mackay Sugar Ltd. 13.8 2 bagasse on-site Rocky Point 30 1 bagasse, wood waste on-site, road Stapylton 5 1 wood waste road South Johnstone Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd. 19.3 3 bagasse on-site Suncoast Gold Macadamias 1.5 1 crop waste on-site Tableland Mill, MSF Sugar Ltd. 7 1 bagasse on-site Tully Sugar Mill 21.4 5 bagasse on-site Victoria Mill, Wilmar International 11.8 3 bagasse on-site Visy Paper, Brisbane 2 1 black liquor on-site

Battery storage NameOwner/operatorStorage (MWh)Capacity (MW)Units/LocationEnergisedFuel typeSupernode 1 Quinbrook 619260South Pine2026Tarong Stanwell6003002026coalWestern DownsNeoen5402702025400 MW solarSwanbank CleanCo5002502026gasBrendaleAkaysha 410205South Pine Sports Complex2026Greenbank CS Energy4002002025Ulinda Park (Western Downs)Akaysha 2981552025 under construction : , etc. https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-battery-storage-map-of-australia/ -->

See also

Energy in Queensland History of electricity supply in Queensland List of power stations in Australia

References

External links List of Green Power approved generators (pdf) Map of Power Station Locations in the NEM