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Yallourn power station closure: Industry in ‘catch-22’ situation – The Australian Financial Review
Both fossil-fuel and renewable energy bosses say they can’t justify investing in the gas power and firming generation needed to help offset the closure of the Yallourn…
The Victorian governments support for gas power is also in question, as state energy policies focus on renewables and battery storage, and amid an absence of government action to address a looming shortage of gas in the state that the energy market operator has flagged as early as 2024.
Victoria has banned onshore unconventional gas exploration and is prevaricating on allowing AGL Energy to import LNG at Westernport Bay.
When directly questioned on the state governments position on gas power, Ms…
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