There is no relief in sight from Australia's energy crisis with almost one-quarter of coal-fired capacity offline, and the nation's largest producer revealing several of its units will be out for some time.
There is no relief in sight from Australia's energy crisis with the nation's largest energy producer revealing several of its a coal-fired power units will be out of production for some time.AGL has revealed a Victorian coal generator will be out of action for an additional two monthsThis week a crisis meeting of energy ministers met to speed the move to renewables
The company blamed "global supply chain issues and the availability of specialised materials" for the outage extension. Almost one-quarter of Australia's coal-fired power capacity is offline, which includes about half of AGL's coal-fired units in Victoria and New South Wales, just as a cold snap hits the eastern seaboard.Three units at AGL's Bayswater power station in the Hunter Valley are also out of production.
A company spokesman said Bayswater Unit 2 was taken out of service on Wednesday "to repair a tube leak and it is expected to be out for up to 10 days."
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