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

The decision to keep the ageing power station operating for up to four more years could cost the government as much as $150m a year

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

The decision involves provide 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.