The Latest Breaking News from AGL

Victoria's Loy Yang A power station will close as early as 2035. What does that mean for energy generation in the state?

Victoria's largest power station will close a decade earlier than expected. With fossil fuels currently generating about two thirds of the state's power, what does this mean for the future?

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

Loy Yang A’s premature closure puts pressure on renewable energy to replace fossil fuels

AGL is speeding up the closure of one of Australia’s biggest carbon polluting power plants, but a solid replacement is yet to take shape.

The New Daily · Sep 29, 2022

Amid rush to exit coal, AGL’s challenges are only just beginning

Energy retailer says it will need to find $20bn to meet its raised goal of adding 12 gigawatts of new wind and solar plants and storage by 2036

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2022

AGL will close Victoria’s coal-fired power station Loy Yang A a decade early

Energy company accelerates its exit from coal, although timeline for closure of Bayswater in the NSW Hunter Valley remains unchanged

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022

Mike Cannon-Brookes to back new AGL board members in bid to clean up climate polluter

Tech billionaire will support four independent non-executive directors to transform the company

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022

Muswellbrook pumped hydro project moves ahead

The transformation of one of Australia's oldest open-cut pits into a 250 megawatt pumped hydro project has been boosted by a $9.45million state government funding injection.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 3, 2022

Muswellbrook pumped hydro project gets $9.5m boost

AGL and Idemitsu Australia have received $9.45 million state government funding to progress work on a feasibility for study for the proposed Muswellbrook Pumped Hydro project at Bells Mountain.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 2, 2022

Health impacts of coal ash dams in the spotlight

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is reviewing the regulation of the state's ash dams in response to growing concerns about their impact on human and environmental health.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 31, 2022

Push for Upper Hunter nuclear power station

Liddell coal-fired power station would be an ideal location to build a nuclear power station, a Senate committee has been told.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 22, 2022

Australia's energy crisis makes winners out of fossil fuel exporters and losers of everyone else, expert says

Record high energy prices are proving to be no picnic for the country's biggest power providers. So who is 'making out like a bandit'?

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022