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Marion Rae

Electricity grid 'not fit for purpose' without new gas

Industry leaders say gas has an important role to play in the national electricity market. (Marion Rae/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians will suffer with an electricity grid that's "not fit for purpose" under the federal gas ban for new-build power generation, industry heavyweights warn.

The nation needs "decarbonisation not de-fossilisation" for a successful energy transition and new industries, Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher said on Wednesday at an industry conference in Perth.

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