We are essential to Queensland’s energy transition
As the owner and operator of Millmerran Power Station, we are one of a small number of independent coal generators in Queensland.
For the past two decades, we’ve been providing homes and businesses with reliable, base load electricity 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The location of Millmerran’s connection to Queensland’s power grid means our plant can also provide the system strength needed to safely facilitate the connection of 2,500 megawatts of renewable projects like wind and solar power in the Darling Downs region. This would not be possible without our plant’s firming capacity.
Our large landholding in the Millmerran district and potential to develop our own wind and solar resources could also see our site transition to a renewable energy hub in the future.
Most employees live close to home
Millmerran Power Station is located 230 km west of Brisbane, near the town of Millmerran. It’s within driving distance to Toowoomba and other key regional centres.
We employ around 135 people, who either work at our Millmerran plant or in the Brisbane office. We also have a regular contract workforce of about 65 people, which increases to more than 500 on-site during scheduled maintenance outages
Genuity also owns the adjacent Commodore Coal Mine. This open-cut, black coal mine produces around 3.6 million tonnes of coal each year exclusively for Millmerran Power Station, keeping it running 24/7. Commodore is operated by our contract miner EPSA, which has a workforce of about 140 employees.
We care about sustainability and efficiency
Genuity’s investment in super critical boiler technology has made Millmerran Power Station one of Australia’s lowest emitters of greenhouse gases out of any coal-fired plant in the country. Our use of air-cooled condensers also means the plant consumes 90 per cent less water than conventional power stations. We are proud to be one of the first coal-fired plants in the world, and one of only two in Queensland, to use this dynamic combination of technology to reduce emissions and minimise water use.
We run our plant efficiently with coal sourced from the adjacent Commodore Coal mine, and more than 30 per cent of the fly-ash we produce is recycled. Our Millmerran site also features a mix of farming and environmental enterprises, including a large-scale forest regeneration project, to help offset emissions and support local wildlife.
To transform our business into a fully sustainable energy hub, we are assessing the potential to build a wind farm and battery energy and storage system on-site. Local stakeholder engagement will be a key factor in any final investment decision, and we remain focussed on developing projects that align with existing land uses.
Our values mean a lot to us
Do the right
thing
Always work safely. Be ethical, tell the truth and take responsibility for our own actions.
Clever
solutions
Adapt swiftly to new situations by finding smart and ingenious ways to navigate challenges, solve problems and create value.
Get it
done
Committed focus on staying true to our word and achieving outcomes by stretching ourselves when needed to deliver superior results.
Energy
for life
A supportive, open environment where every team member has balance, vitality, enjoys coming to work and takes pride in our accomplishments.
Our team
Meet our executive leadership team
Brent Gunther
Chief Executive Officer
Brent has been Chief Executive Officer of Genuity since 2008 and involved in the energy industry for almost 30 years. He is responsible for the company’s strategic direction, policies and leadership as well as ensuring shareholder requirements are met. Since 1999, Brent has held a number of senior executive positions in the business including Vice President and Treasurer with global responsibility for corporate and project finance, liquidity, credit, interest rate and foreign exchange management. He was also previously Chief Financial Officer for Australia with responsibility for all financial aspects of the business.
Brett Tengdahl
Chief Financial Officer
Brett was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Genuity in 2008 and has been with the company since 2002. During his 25-year career in the energy industry, Brett has advised on transactions for InterGen projects in the Asia Pacific region including China, Philippines, Singapore and Australia. He was previously a Senior Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Corporate Tax Group specialising in energy and international taxation, during which time he advised InterGen on the planning, construction and financing of Millmerran Power Station.
Michael Winter
Chief Operating Officer
Michael has 35 years’ experience working in engineering and senior management positions in power and generation facilities in Australia. Michael joined Genuity as Maintenance Manager for Millmerran Power Station in 2001 before being promoted to Plant Manager in 2006 with responsibility for establishing and maintaining a permanent operations and maintenance workforce and associated infrastructure. Michael was appointed Director of Regional Operations and Engineering in 2014 and oversees the Millmerran Power Project including Commodore coal mine.
Carly Roberts
General Counsel, Head of ESG and Compliance
Carly has more than 20 years’ experience in energy and resources including over 10 years as general counsel and senior executive with Genuity (formerly InterGen Australia) and InterGen Global. Her current role includes leadership of the legal, ESG, and compliance functions. Carly has practised in Australia, the UK, Asia, and the US, undertaking major corporate and financing transactions. Her career began in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Corporate M&A team where she acted on the original development of Genuity’s Millmerran project. Carly’s international experience includes Norton Rose Fulbright’s London-based Projects team, specialising in climate change regulation and carbon finance transactions.
Sam Bristow
Executive General Manager, Trading and Development
As Executive General Manager, Trading and Development for the past 10 years, Sam is responsible for managing revenue and directing growth. This includes responsibility for spot bidding, revenue hedging, regulatory risk management and the customer retail business. Sam brings to the role extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory, project development and energy trading. He has been involved in the growth of energy businesses in Australia for the past 25 years and led the successful completion of multi-billion-dollar transactions.
Jianbo Li
General Manager – Technical
Jianbo was nominated to his current position by China Huaneng Group and joined Genuity in 2018 as Technical Director. He provides technical oversight for projects and investments in Australia including strategic advice on technical and engineering areas. Jianbo has more than 38 years’ experience working within the China Huaneng Group and energy industry. Prior to his current role, he held a range of positions with the group, the most recent being Vice President of China Huaneng Group HK LTD.
Chris Anderson
Executive General Manager, People and Culture
Chris has 22 years’ experience in people & culture across diverse geographies and industries including energy, professional services and retail. She is a people-focussed leader with extensive experience in developing strategy and solutions to build organisational capability and positive workplace culture to drive high performance. In her role as Executive General Manager, People and Culture for Genuity, Chris is a strategic partner to the business in developing strategy that builds culture, capability and performance. Previously, she was Global Head of People & Culture for Brunel, based in Amsterdam, and Chief Operating Officer for Harness Energy.
25 years in Queensland and counting
Genuity, previously known as InterGen, has long been associated with reliable and efficient power generation in Queensland.
In 1999, InterGen engaged Bechtel Power to build an 850-megawatt coal-fired power station outside the town of Millmerran in Southern Queensland.
As part of the project, a 98-kilometre pipeline was built to transport wastewater from Toowoomba to the plant. An open-cut coal mine was also developed on-site to supply the fuel needed to generate power 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The historic opening of Millmerran Power Station in 2003 marked a new phase of reliable power generation in Queensland, creating hundreds of new and ongoing jobs and business opportunities.
Looking ahead
More than 20 years later, Genuity continues to seek opportunities to generate reliable and sustainable energy for future generations of Queenslanders.
This includes investigating the potential to add a wind farm and Battery Energy and Storage System (BESS) to our Millmerran operations. This could broaden our capacity to meet Queensland’s increasing energy needs for decades to come.