With a goal of producing 55 million tons a year, the largest iron ore facility in Western Australia needed a temporary power source for its expanding mine site, which was under construction in a remote area of Australia.
Roy Hill was designing a new mine, a process plant, a heavy haul railway system from mine to port, and new port facilities. Their initial plan was to operate and maintain a temporary power generation facility for two years, with options to extend up to 10 years. They needed continuous, reliable power up to 35 MW.
