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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

NSW to announce life extension of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station

Origin Energy’s Eraring coal-fired power station in NSW.
Origin Energy’s Eraring coal-fired power station in NSW. Photograph: Harlz/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The New South Wales government will announce within days that it will extend the operations of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station for as long as four more years.

The decision involves providing taxpayer subsidies to Origin Energy’s Eraring power station for two years with permits to run for two more, according to several people who have been briefed on the plans.

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