Phosphate Hill Power Station
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Country
  • Australia
LocationQueensland
Coordinates21°52′53″S 139°58′32″E / 21.88139°S 139.97556°E / -21.88139; 139.97556
StatusOperational
Commission date2000
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Units operational9
Nameplate capacity30 MW

Phosphate Hill Power Station is located 150 km south of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. It is natural gas powered with six Solar Taurus 60 gas turbines and one Siemens steam turbine that generate a combined capacity of approx 30 MW of electricity. Emergency black start capacity is provided from 2 Caterpillar 3516 diesel generators.

Phosphate Hill was commissioned in March 2000.

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