Australia’s energy grid is facing a precarious summer after CS Energy delayed the return of its troubled Callide C power station in Central Queensland until mid next year.
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The new turbine for the C4 unit at Callide C power station has been installed, but the station can’t be returned to service until the cooling tower is installed. The C3 unit, which was due to be back in a limited capacity from September then at full capacity on December 31, will now return at 50 per cent capacity on January 7 then full capacity on February 18.Advertisement
A change in procurement for the construction of new cooling towers for C3 and C4 were behind the latest delays, CS Energy said.over the future of the embattled coal-fired power station, CS Energy acting chief executive Andrew Varvari said he was keen for the Callide C units to return as soon as possible, but the job had to be done properly.
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