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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…
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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