Eraring power station workers say jobs are in doubt as calls grow for transition authority

Eraring Power Station workers are calling for the federal government to set up an National Energy Transition Authority. (ABC News: Keely Johnson)

With the country's oldest coal-fired power station set to close down, calls have intensified for the federal government to set up a national energy transition authority and allocate funding for it in next month's budget. 

The Liddell Power Station at Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley will be switched off on Friday, while the Eraring Power Station in southern Lake Macquarie is earmarked for closure in 2025.