Australia Mining Case Study
Temporary Power Station for Operating New Iron Ore Mine
The challenge to the customer
The BHP Billiton (BHPB)
Mining Area C Development is located in Western Australia and
contains one of the largest undeveloped Marra Mamba (iron
formation) resource in the region. Until a new
transmission line from the BHPB owned 105MW gas turbine power
station could be connected to the remote area, an alternative power
source was required to start operations.
Aggreko's solution: temporary power station
Aggreko installed an 11MW/33kV temporary
power station with underground cabling connected to the clients
high voltage overhead lines to operate the mining equipment and
commence production as soon as possible.
The benefits to the customer
Since mine sites experience frequent load demand changes
resulting in unwanted and expensive electrical loss and excess fuel
consumed, Aggreko supplied a control system connected to
specialised software known as SCADA which allows the client to
monitor the power supply via telemetry (radio control). The SCADA
system is programmed to adjust power supplied from the generator
package according to demand from mining equipment so all available
electricity is utilised and fuel cost is significantly reduced.