CleanCo Queensland
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CleanCo Queensland is a Queensland government-owned electricity generator. CleanCo own and operate a range of electricity generation assets in Queensland, consisting of run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, pumped-storage hydroelectricity, gas-fired power generation, grid-scale solar and wind generation.
The two ministers responsible for CleanCo are the Treasurer of Queensland and the [./Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Queensland#Composition Minister for Energy].
CleanCo Queensland was created through the transfer of assets from CS Energy and Stanwell Corporation by the state government, with a mandate to increase competition in the energy market and with the intent of supporting the government's renewable energy target.[1]
The assets transferred from the two other government-owned corporations are:
- Swanbank Power Station
- Wivenhoe Power Station
- Kareeya Hydro Power Station
- Barron Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station
- Koombooloomba Hydro Power Station
CleanCo took control of these assets on 31 October 2019.[2]
References
- ^ "Queensland's new CleanCo". Queensland Treasury. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Parkinson, Giles (2019-10-30). "All hands to the pump as CleanCo targets solar duck curve". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 2023-12-06.