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Callide Power Station turbine that sparked mass power outage had overhaul last year, documents reveal – ABC News

An energy-generating turbine that caught fire, causing mass blackouts and the evacuation of a Queensland power station, had only last year been given an overhaul…

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An energy generating turbine that caught fire and caused mass blackouts this week across Queensland had only last year been given an overhaul to ensure it would “operate safely and reliably”.

  • The explosion at the Callide Power Station on Tuesday triggered mass statewide outages 
  • The turbine that caught fire had been part of a $60m wider overhaul last year to prime the station for peak demand
  • CS Energy won’t detail how much was spent on the C4 turbine, only saying it was “minor”

The same turbine unit…

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