Stanwell Corporation

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The Stanwell Corporation Limited is an Australian power company based in Brisbane . It is 100 percent owned by the State of Queensland , employs 800 people and generated 2011 sales of 562.6 million Australian dollars .

The Stanwell Corporation owns the following coal, gas and hydropower plants, which together have an output of around 4,000 megawatts:

  • Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station
  • Kareeya Hydro Power Station
  • Koombooloomba Hydro Power Station
  • Stanwell Power Station
  • Tarong Power Stations
  • Mica Creek Power Station, Mackay Gas Turbine, Swanbank B and E Power Stations, and Wivenhoe Small Hydro

The Meandu Mine coal mine is also owned by Stanwell Corporation. Toora Wind Farm in Victoria was sold to Transfield Services in 2007. The Emu Downs Wind Farm in Western Australia was also sold. As of July 2011, Tarong Energy has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stanwell Corporation.

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