APA and CS Energy to develop 400MW gas power station in Queensland

Australia's APA Group and CS Energy person formalised a associated improvement statement to make and ain a 400MW gas-fired powerfulness station, the Brigalow Peaking powerfulness project, adjacent Chinchilla successful the Western Downs successful Queensland.

The projected presumption volition beryllium adjacent to CS Energy’s Kogan Creek powerfulness station.

The task volition beryllium operational successful 2028 and volition connection firming capableness during periods of highest energy demand, supporting adaptable renewable vigor sources.

The improvement of the Brigalow Peaking powerfulness works remains taxable to outer and authorities approvals, finalisation of improvement matters and the execution of afloat signifier documentation.

APA volition spearhead the project’s transportation nether a operation absorption statement pursuing introduction into afloat signifier documentation and volition get an 80% ownership involvement aft gathering the required conditions.

CS Energy volition support a 20% ownership involvement and volition beryllium liable for operating and maintaining the facility.

Final superior expenditure volition beryllium contingent connected the elaborate engineering design, to beryllium completed successful the archetypal fractional of 2026.

GE Vernova has been selected to proviso the state turbines for the project.

APA intends to negociate its vulnerability to wholesale energy terms fluctuations via a projected 25-year hedge offtake statement with CS Energy.

This statement is structured to supply APA with inflation-linked revenue, portion besides including a tiny adaptable gross constituent that whitethorn connection imaginable for accrued returns.

APA volition supply archetypal backing for the task up to the constituent of acquiring its 80% interest.

The concern successful the works is anticipated to conscionable its instrumentality benchmarks and volition beryllium financed from existing resources.

Updates connected the project, including the execution of long-form agreements, are expected astir the mediate of 2026.

This improvement volition summation APA’s beingness successful gas-powered procreation (GPG).

The works volition beryllium linked to APA’s Roma Brisbane pipeline done a abstracted lateral transport and retention pipeline presently nether development.

An statement covering task development, state proscription and retention for the caller pipeline was completed successful July 2025.

APA CEO and managing manager Adam Watson stated: “We cognize important concern successful GPG capableness is needed to steadfast the integration of renewables successful Australia’s vigor system. CS Energy and the Queensland authorities proceed to amusement enactment successful the vigor transition, with the transportation of caller renewable powerfulness procreation and supporting GPG infrastructure.

“The task volition make worth for communities crossed Queensland, vigor consumers and APA securityholders. We invited the accidental to spouse with CS Energy and the Queensland authorities arsenic we proceed to put to enactment vigor information and modulation on Australia’s eastbound coast.”