Latest incident at coal-fired power station Callide reignites debate about their future and transition to renewable energy
energy minister, Mick de Brenni, says there is no imminent risk of blackouts linked to the latest serious breakdown of the Callide coal-fired power station.
The minister said the transmission system operator, Powerlink, had advised that the state had more than twice the amount of electricity supply needed to meet current demand. Some, like the Institute of Public Affairs, said that “likely blackouts and load-shedding” had “exposed the consequences” of removing coal-fired power stations from the national energy market.The Queensland Conservation Council said coal was increasingly unreliable and that renewables supported the energy system when coal power stations were offline. The council said the latest problem at Callide was evidence of the need to close coal stations and hasten the shift to renewables.
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