Construction began in 2007 and the station was commissioned by PowerWater in 2008, initially with two General Electric LM6000PD gas turbines, brought online in 2008 and 2009 respectively,[1] providing an installed capacity of 86 MW.

At the time of commissioning, these generators were the largest single units in the Darwin-Katherine power network, with each delivering approximately 10% of the total capacity.

[2] The facility is connected to the privately operated 11.6 km (7.2 mi) Wickham Point Pipeline, completed in July 2009.

[1][3] A third General Electric unit was planned to be commissioned in 2011, however it was not until 2014 that it was installed and became operational,[4] boosting the power station's capacity to 129 MW.

[1] As part of this upgrade, the power station's control systems were upgraded and integrated with the systems at Channel Island Power Station, allowing the facility to be operated remotely.