Grosvenor 2 Coal Mine Waste Gas Power Station Project

Grosvenor 2 Coal Mine Waste Gas Power Station Project is a displacement electricity production project located at the Grosvenor coal mine near Moranbah, approximately 195km southwest of Mackay in Central Queensland. It was registered in August 2016. While the specific project area size is not publicly detailed, the site operates as a 15-megawatt (MW) power station expansion footprint on the wider Anglo American mine lease.

Coal Mine Waste Gas projects involve installing and operating devices to capture and combust the methane component of waste gas emitted from active coal mining operations. In this specific project, the proponent installs and operates expansion electricity production devices. By converting the captured methane into electricity, the project prevents a highly potent greenhouse gas from venting into the atmosphere while generating reliable power that displaces electricity otherwise drawn from the national grid.

The region around Moranbah is heavily dominated by the metallurgical coal mining industry, interspersed with beef cattle grazing and strategic cropping areas. The local environment features a semi-arid, sub-tropical climate with an average annual rainfall of 500mm to 600mm. The area's soils predominantly include vertosols (deep cracking clays) and shallow basaltic soils found across the open downs.

The project was developed by EDL Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd, augmenting the existing 21MW Grosvenor 1 power station. Effective methane management is highly critical at this site, as the Grosvenor underground mine has a history of severe methane-related incidents. This includes a major ignition event in 2020 that injured five workers, and a massive underground fire in July 2024 that resulted in NASA satellites detecting a persistent stream of methane being released at a rate of 7.6 tonnes per hour. Administratively, the project was contracted in November 2016, successfully completed its CAC643075 carbon abatement contract in July 2026, and updated its methodology determination to Compilation No. 3 in March 2025.