The Moranbah power station was built to provide electricity to Arrow Energy/AGL's coal seam methane operations. It uses 8 gas engines to generate electricity from coal seam methane, with half powering on-site operations and half exported to the grid. The power station operates continuously, and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 28,000 tons of CO2 annually compared to grid power.

1. Moranbah Coal Seam Methane
Power Station.
Background.
Moranbah power station was constructed to supply the Arrow
Energy/AGL coal seam methane joint venture with electricity to
run the gas compressors at the site.
Operation.
The Moranbah power station utilises coal seam methane from the
Bowen Basin to generate electricity from 8 x 1.5MW gas engine
generators. Approximately half of the electricity generated from
the site is used by the Arrow Energy/AGL joint venture with the
other half being exported to the grid. The facility operates 24/7,
365 days per year with AGL employing its own qualified service
technicians for maintenance of the site.
Environmental benefits.
AGL’s coal seam methane gas fired power station generates
electricity with a lower greenhouse intensity than would
otherwise be purchased from the Queensland electricity network.
This facility contributes to helping Australia reduce greenhouse
gas emissions by more than 28,000 tonnes of CO2
e per
annum. This facility therefore:
»» Generates enough electricity to power around 11,700
average Queensland homes.
»» Greenhouse gas savings equivalent to taking 7,700 average
Australian cars off the road.
Project name
Moranbah Coal Seam Methane Power
Station
Location
Moranbah, QLD
Capacity
12.2MW
Commissioned
2004 and acquired by AGL in March 2007
Key stakeholders
AGL financed (BOO Project)
For more information, email
energyservices@agl.com.au or visit agl.com.au
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Moranbah Coal Seam
Methane Power
Station site.
LOCATION MAP
Map showing the
location of the
Moranbah Coal Seam
Methane Power
Station in QLD.
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