NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe has indicated the Eraring Power Station might have to stay open longer than intended to keep the lights on.
might have to stay open beyond 2025 to keep the lights on, while insisting the closure of AGL’s Liddell power station this month will not push prices higher.
In the strongest comments so far about a potential extension to the operating life of Origin’s Eraring power station at Lake Macquarie, which is scheduled to close in 2025, Ms Sharpe said her top priority regarding its future was security of supply.Advertisement
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