Diamantina Power Station is a

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electricity generation plant in

Mount Isa Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, bas ...

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. It was developed by

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and

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at a cost of $570 million. Siemens Energy supplied two blocks each with one steam turbine, two gas turbines and two heat-recovery steam generators, with supplementary firing burners. Construction commenced in 2012. It became operational in mid-2014 with a generating capacity of 328 MW when combined with 60 MW provided by the adjacent

Leichhardt Power Station Leichhardt Power Station is a 60 MW open cycle gas turbine power station near Mount Isa in the Australian state of Queensland. The gas-fired power station was completed in 2014 and is capable of operating on diesel if gas is not available. I ...

and 26MW Thompson Power Station. On 1 October 2014, the

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gave authorisation for the power station owner along with the operator of other generating equipment in the city,

Stanwell Corporation Stanwell Corporation is a Queensland government-owned corporation. It is the state's largest electricity generator and Australia’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter. Stanwell own and operate a portfolio of electricity generation assets in ...

, to manage electricity supplied to the North West Power System. However, from 1 January 2020, Diamantina Power Station Pty Ltd became the only major generator on the North West Power System when Stanwell Corporation placed Mica Creek Power Station into cold storage.

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APA website
{{Energy in Queensland Energy infrastructure completed in 2014 Buildings and structures in Mount Isa Natural gas-fired power stations in Queensland 2014 establishments in Australia