The NSW Labor government has accepted the recommendation of its electricity supply check-up which said “engagement” should begin with Origin Energy on “an extension of the Eraring coal plant beyond 2025″.
the government on Tuesday accepted a key recommendation in its Electricity Supply and Reliability Check-Up report that “engagement” should begin with Origin Energy on “an extension of the Eraring coal plant beyond 2025″.
Sharpe said she did not want “taxpayers to pay one dollar more than they need to” but would not detail which options were available to the government. She did, however, rule out the government buying back Eraring.“We’re not wanting coal-fire to be open one day longer than it needs to. We want to make the transition smooth so that our future is secure when it comes to the real crisis, which is also climate change.
“With just three-and-a-half years’ notice, it is almost impossible without reliability and affordability impacts,” the report’s executive summary said.Electricity Statement of OpportunitiesAdvertisement
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