The Victorian opposition is demanding the Labor government release the details of its secret deal with EnergyAustralia to keep their Yallourn coal power station running.
The Victorian opposition is demanding the Labor government release details of a secret deal with EnergyAustralia to keep the Yallourn coal power station running, claiming the public are entitled to greater transparency amid the current energy crisis.
. “You have got a generator supposedly operating on commercial terms in the market that has got a side deal with the Victorian state government that is not public,” he said. Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio told parliament at the time that the deal was about maintaining adequate supplies of power and supporting workers but has refused to disclose any details claiming the deal was “commercial in confidence”.
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