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Still no answer to ‘catastrophic failure’ at Callide power station

Mark Ludlow
Mark LudlowQueensland bureau chief
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Queensland’s taxpayers are still in the dark about what happened to the Callide coal-fired power station in May 2021 when a unit exploded and caught fire, disconnecting the state from the rest of Australia’s power grid.

The estimated $200 million replacement of the 420-megawatt C4 turbine has also been further delayed and is not expected to come on line until May, two years after the catastrophic failure of the power station.

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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com

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