EnergyAustralia to shut Yallourn coal-fired plant 4 years earlier than planned
09/03/2021 23:49
MELBOURNE, March 10 (Reuters) - EnergyAustralia, Australia's
third largest power retailer, said on Wednesday it would shut
its ageing Yallourn coal-fired power station in 2028, four years
earlier than previously flagged, as it looks to speed up a push
to cleaner fuels.
EnergyAustralia, a unit of Hong Kong's CLP Holdings
0002.HK , expects the move will cut its carbon emissions by
60%, Managing Director Catherine Tanna said at a media briefing.
The 1,450-megawatt Yallourn power station, which generates
22% of the electricity in the state of Victoria, had been due to
retire in 2032.
(Reporting by Sonali Paul; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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