The explosion at the Callide C coal-fired power station in 2021 was the result of a simultaneous failure of key electrical equipment and back-up systems that could not have been anticipated, Queensland state-owned generator CS Energy has determined.
But it has also conceded that some parts of the power station’s work could have “been more robust” in analysing what went wrong.
Liam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane. Email Liam at liam.walsh@afr.com.au
