Oakey
Oakey Power Station (Oakey) is a dual-fuel fired 320MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) generator located near Oakey in Queensland. The power station is located close to the Roma to Brisbane gas pipeline and a number of coal seam gas fields which provides ready access to gas supplies. Oakey is operated as a peak load generator.
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Description
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320MW OCGT power station
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Location
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160km west of Brisbane, Queensland
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Operating Mode
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Peak
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Acquired
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November 2006
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BBP % ownership
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50%
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Asset Age
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Commissioned in January 2000
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Revenue
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PPA with Enertrade that expires in 2014 (1)
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Fuel Supply
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Oakey can be operated on both natural gas and distillate liquid fuel. Most of the operation to date has been on natural gas, which is provided by Enertrade under a gas supply agreement.
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Operations & Maintenance
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O&M Contract with Contact Energy that expires in 2014
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(1) In August 2007, Enertrade announced the assignment of the Oakey PPA to AGL.
See the ASX Announcements, Presentations and Related Sites section of this website for more information on this asset.