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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Ian Kirkwood

NSW Minerals Council chief Stephen Galilee questions Eraring's 2025 closure timeline

INDUSTRY VIEW: Stephen Galilee was interviewed by the Herald during the Minerals Council's annual Health, Safety, Environment and Community conference on Monday.

NSW Minerals Council chief Stephen Galilee says he "personally doubts" Eraring power station will close as announced in 2025 because the NSW grid will not have developed sufficient capacity to replace it in the meantime.

In an interview with the Newcastle Herald (see P26-27), Mr Galilee said he expected Liddell would finished its phased shutdown by April next year but did not believe "any responsible government" would let Eraring close in August 2025, seven years ahead of the original schedule.

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