Tarong Power Station, 180 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, is one of Queensland’s largest power stations. With a total generating capacity of 1400 megawatts, it plays a key role in enabling the organisation to supply low cost, reliable electricity. The first of Tarong Power Station’s four generating units became operational in May 1984 and the station was completed in 1986. In all, the project employed more than 2000 people and cost more than $1.2 billion to complete.Tarong Power Station can supply electricity to the equivalent of eight cities the size of Toowoomba.
Learn more about how Tarong Energy generates electricity by viewing the Energising the South Burnett video. Click on the icon below to launch the video.