NRG Gladstone Power Station Guided Tour

NRG Gladstone Power Station is Queenslands largest, with a generating capacity of 1,680 megawatts. The station was sited to take advantage of seawater for cooling and to be near Central Queenslands vast coal reserves.

Each year approximately four million tonnes of coal are railed to the station from coalfields in Central Queensland. The Gladstone Power Station sells most of its electricity to Boyne Smelters under a long-term contract.

The station remains interconnected with the Queensland electricity grid and the remainder of the power generated is committed to the State.

The station commenced generation in August 1976 and currently produces around 15% of Queenslands electricity needs.