Stanwell was established in 1997 as a
Queensland Government-owned corporation, and has a history of owning and managing a wide range of generating assets including gas, pumped hydro and the first wind farm constructed in Queensland. The
Tarong power stations were commissioned between 1984-1986. Tarong is one of Australia's most efficient power stations supplying around 20 per cent of Queensland's energy needs.
Meandu Mine provides the coal to the
Tarong power stations as its sole customer. Work first began on the mine in 1978 after the Queensland Government made the decision to go ahead with the construction of the adjacent Tarong Power Station. In 1984, the mine began regular deliveries to the power station and ownership of Meandu Mine was transferred to Stanwell from Tarong Energy in July 2011. Stanwell Power Station was commissioned between 1993-1996. The station supplies around 10 per cent of
Queensland's energy needs and is one of the most efficient and automated subcritical
coal-fired power stations in
Australia. Coal for the
Stanwell Power Station comes mainly from the
Curragh Coal Mine in
Central Queensland, operated by Coronado, with supplementary coal from other Queensland producers as needed. ==Management==