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Federal Government threatens to build gas plant if electricity sector doesn’t replace retiring coal-fired power stations – ABC News
With the coal-fired Liddell Power Station in the Hunter Valley due to shut down in 2023, the Federal Government is worried there will not be enough dispatchable power, given the sector’s focus on building wind and solar farms.
The Federal Government is threatening to build a gas power plant in New South Wales if the electricity sector does not commit to replacing coal-fired power stations that are being retired.
Key points:
- The Government will demand electricity generators come up with a plan for 1,000 megawatts of new dispatchable energy
- Snowy Hydro Limited has been tasked with drawing up plans for a gas generator at Kurri Kurri
- The Federal Government will announce a raft of measures to try …
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