Oaky Creek I

EDL owns and operates the Oaky Creek I and II Power Stations, which capture and combust waste coal mine gas and convert it to electricity for the National Electricity Market.

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Oaky Creek Power Station I

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Start of operation:

    2006

  • Location:

    300km west of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

  • Generating capacity:
    21 MW
  • Primary fuel:

    Waste coal mine gas

  • Electricity generated:

    ~101 GWh p.a

  • Equivalent homes powered:

    ~18,000 p.a.

  • Avoided emissions:

    ~81,000 tonnes CO2-e p.a.

  • Equivalent cars off the road:

    ~27,000 p.a.

  • *Data sourced from:

    CY23

About the power stations

Oaky Creek I power station was commissioned in August 2006 and ownership rights were transferred to EDL in April 2014 following acquisition of Envirogen assets. The station currently operates 14 Jenbacher G320 and two GE Jenbacher J620 EGM’s for a total station capacity to 20.9MW utilising gas supplied from Glencore’s mine.

Oaky Creek II power station was commissioned in April 2016 and has five GE Jenbacher J620 EGM’s for a total station capacity to 15MW.