Hazelwood power station auction: Parts go on sale

THE Hazelwood power station will this week begin ­auctioning thousands of pieces of equipment and parts including furniture, tools and large machinery.

THE Hazelwood power station will this week begin ­auctioning thousands of pieces of equipment and parts including furniture, tools and large machinery.

It comes as at least one ­private operator from South Australia has expressed interest in buying the plant’s large turbines.

The coal-fired power ­station in the Latrobe Valley closed in March, driving up power prices.

Surplus equipment and parts — those not required for demolition works — will go sale at the first of a series of ­online auctions this week.

These include chairs, tables, desks, cabinets, office equipment, white goods, tools, shipping containers, electric motors, pumps and metals.

The more high-value equipment — including turbines, generators and boilers — will be sold via a private treaty through a sales agent in the United States.

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A worker leaves the power station for the last time in March this year. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

The Herald Sun has learnt several private operators have made inquiries about some of the plant’s eight turbines, which could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A spokesman for station owner Engie said there had been no formal sales on the larger equipment.

“There have been informal inquiries for various power station components. However, the details and timing of any potential sales have not been confirmed at this stage,” the spokesman said.

“Engie Hazelwood is in the process of engaging a heritage consultant to identify items of cultural and architectural heritage significance at the site.

“The heritage consultant will compile an inventory of items of historical interest.

“We will then consult with the community and organisations such as Heritage Victoria, historical societies and Latrobe City Council to determine the most appropriate and respectful way to acknowledge the contribution Hazelwood made to the Latrobe Valley community and the state.”

Proposals for the Hazelwood mine’s rehabilitation ­include diverting the Morwell River into the closed pit for seven years to create a lake.

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