The emergence of gas as a viable option in powering the state's...

The emergence of gas as a viable option in powering the state's energy needs follows optimism about the prospects for coal seam methane as a gas source. This is gas trapped in uneconomic coal seams which is being tapped increasingly in Queensland.

Several large gas-fired power stations are already on the drawing boards of state-owned power companies, most notably Delta Electricity which is working on plans for gas-fired power plants near Nowra as well as at Marulan.