There was a contentious decision for the NSW government when it announced it would enter commercial negotiations with Origin Energy which would see the government pay to keep the Eraring coal-fired power station open past its scheduled closure date. Eraring Power Station currently provides 20 per cent of New South Wales’ total electricity supply and was originally slated to close in 2032, but that was brought forward last year to 2025. The NSW government has confirmed it will delay the closure of the Eraring Power Station on the advice of an official review into the state’s transition into renewable energy. “The Minns government made this decision to back coal for another couple of years, despite the fact it was likely to cause disquiet from its supporters,” said Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. “Government sources tell me, if the lights did go out without Eraring in 25-26, the government’s view was this would see a loss of support for the transition to renewable energy which could derail the whole energy transition.”
There was a contentious decision for the NSW government when it announced it would enter commercial negotiations with Origin Energy which would see the government pay to keep the Eraring coal-fired power station open past its scheduled closure date.
Eraring Power Station currently provides 20 per cent of New South Wales’ total electricity supply and was originally slated to close in 2032, but that was brought forward last year to 2025. The NSW government has confirmed it will delay the closure of the Eraring Power Station on the advice of an official review into the state’s transition into renewable energy.
“The Minns government made this decision to back coal for another couple of years, despite the fact it was likely to cause disquiet from its supporters,” said Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. “Government sources tell me, if the lights did go out without Eraring in 25-26, the government’s view was this would see a loss of support for the transition to renewable energy which could derail the whole energy transition.”
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