The Northern Territory Government has officially opened the $6.2 million, 12.5MW gas turbine at Katherine Power Station, forming part of the ongoing $1.8 billion infrastructure program aimed at upgrading the Territory’s power and water network.

 

Chief Minster Paul Henderson said the new turbine is part of the ongoing $14 million upgrade to boost Katherine’s power capacity by up to 50 per cent.

 

“Under our record $1.8 billion program, every single power station across the Territory is being upgraded,” Mr Henderson said.

 

Chief Minister Henderson said water services are also receiving a boost with work underway to upgrade the Katherine Wastewater Treatment Plant. The $5.1 million upgrade will see the construction of three new wastewater stabilisation ponds.