BEYOND THE RANGE

摘要

For early settlers attempting to explore Queensland's Darling Downs, the Toowoomba range proved a barrier for horse-drawn carts looking to travel west. One-hundred-and-seventy years later the Great Dividing Range continues to test the pioneering spirit, proving a logistical and safety challenge for transportation of the generators and turbines intended for the region's newest power station. Situated near the Braemar site in the Darling Downs region and near completion, the gas-fired power station has an approximate 630 MW base load plant capacity from three 120 MW Frame 9E gas turbines and a 270 MW steam turbine. Construction began in August 2007 and was headed by Origin project director, Paul Farnworth. The new power station will take advantage of CSG reserves held by Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) and Origin in south west Queensland, predominantly in the area around Roma and Chinchilla.