Fairfax Printers Backup Power

About This Project

We installed 4 × 1.5MW low emission generators to provide emergency backup power and export capability for market participation at the Fairfax Printers plant in Chullora NSW.

The plant has a workforce of 280 and is the only printing plant in Australia to produce three major daily newspapers. It’s vital to avoid interruptions in printing and the plant has two printing arrangements mirrored in the building, so we provided them with two 3MW power stations (each with 2 x 1.5MW generator) to suit the site’s needs. The generators automatically start on loss of mains power, and can also run in grid parallel for routine testing.

The printing facility operates 24/7, year-round, resulting in a challenge to install and commission the units without interrupting the operation of the site.