Tennant Creek Power Station $26 million upgrade

The Northern Territory government has committed $26 million to upgrade the Tennant Creek Power Station.

Chief Minister, Adam Giles, said current power station infrastructure was inadequate for residents in the area.

“This upgrade to the Tennant Creek Power Station is an important investment that will increase the reliability and efficiency of power supply and help reduce electricity prices,” he said.

“It will also see a reduction in emissions, increased reliability and create employment in the region with 27 direct jobs expected to come during the construction phase.”

The upgrade will involve the addition of three, two-megawatt, gas-fired spark-ignition reciprocating engines and a 1.5 MW diesel-fired reciprocating engine.

Northern Territory Treasurer, David Tollner, said the upgrades will provide improved environmental outcomes for the community.

“Once the upgrade is complete we will see a significant reduction in maintenance and operating costs and wholesale electricity price, the benefit of which will be passed back to the electricity customers through lower retail electricity tariffs,” Tollner said.

Owen Springs Power Station in Alice Springs has also been announced to receive $75 million in investment.

The upgrades are due to be commissioned July 2017.

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