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Laine Clark

Power station fined for law breach after explosion

An explosion at a Queensland power station in 2021 blacked out almost half a million properties. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

One of Queensland's biggest power stations was operating without required regulatory approval when it was taken out by a catastrophic explosion.

Operators of the troubled Callide C coal power station in central Queensland have been fined almost $70,000 for breaching National Electricity Law, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) said.

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