The project involved the installation of a CLFR solar thermal system capable of generating 44 MW electrical at peak solar conditions. Steam from the solar field was to be first further heated and then used to power the intermediate pressure turbine, thereby displacing coal. The 44 MW capacity was not additional to the full 744 MW net capacity of Kogan Creek, rather it is an estimated contribution towards the total generation. The project was expected to reduce carbon emissions by about 35,000 tonnes per year, which is 0.8% of emissions, at a cost of only A$3 per tonne of carbon for the first year's emissions alone.