NSW treasurer Matt Kean unveils clean energy jobs to combat losses from Eraring power station closure

Unions said Origin Energy’s decision to bring forward the closure of the Eraring power station by seven years shocked some workers. Photograph: Dean Sewell/AAP

The New South Wales government has promised a “manufacturing renaissance” in the state to help workers who will lose their jobs as a result of coal-fired power plant closures.

The state’s treasurer, Matt Kean, responding to the early closure of the Eraring power station in Lake Macquarie in 2025, announced a jobs package that would create 3,700 roles in clean industries.