About this episode
In 2021 the Callide C Power Station experienced a unit failure that tore the turbine-generator apart, resulted in hundreds of thousands of premises losing power, and cost hundreds of millions to repair. We look at how design errors and ultimately a lack of information led to the incident escalating out of control, when it could have been recovered.With John Chidgey.Formal Reports:
Callide Unit C4 Turbine Generator Failure 25 May 2021 (PDF)
Animation of the Callide Unit C4 incident
Trip of multiple generators and lines in Central Queensland and associated under-frequency load shedding on 25 May 2021 (PDF)
News Releases and Articles:
CS Energy releases report into 2021 Callide C4 Unit Failure
CS Energy releases technical report into 2021 Unit C4 incident
Dr Sean Brady to lead independent investigation into Callide incident
Battery failure led to power plant mass outage
Both units trip at Callide C on Wednesday 13th January 2021
Statement regarding IG Power
Intergen voluntary administration
Report says Callide C4 incident “could not have been anticipated”
Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure
Callide Power Trading taken to court over system failure
CS Energy says insurers won’t agree to $300m claim over power stat
