Cannington
EDL has successfully provided the Cannington Mine with power since 1997, with an outstanding track record of reliable power generation exceeding 99.7% availability. In 2018, EDL commissioned a 3MW solar farm at the off-grid mine.
At a glance
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Project name:
Cannington
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Owner, operator:
EDL
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Start of operation:
1997
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Location:
Mckinlay, Queensland, Australia
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Generating capacity:
43 MW
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Primary fuel:
Hybrid
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Generating capacity (gas):
35MW
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Generating capacity (diesel):
6MW
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Generating capacity (solar):
3MW
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Diesel consumption avoided:
2.3 million litres
About the Cannington Power Station
Initially commissioned as a diesel power station for the off-grid Cannington mine in 1997, EDL worked in partnership with South32 to upgrade the facility to a primarily gas-fired power station in 1999 following the completion of the Cannington Lateral gas pipeline.
As part of the upgrade, EDL successfully integrated the new gas-fired power station with the diesel-fired station, while at the same time decommissioning several diesel generators to optimise the installed capacity of the facility.
The expansion included a new high voltage switch room, and the integration was successfully completed during a planned shutdown and maintenance period.
In 2018, EDL commissioned a 3MW solar farm at the off-grid mine. We are also assessing the technical and economic viability of the use of batteries as virtual spinning reserve to reduce fuel and fired hour costs.