Taylor demands energy suppliers ‘step up’ to fill Yallourn shortfall

Angela Macdonald-Smith and Patrick Durkin

Updated Mar 10, 2021 – 11.46am, first published at 10.53am

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Energy Minister Angus Taylor has told energy suppliers to “step up” and invest in new on-demand power generation capacity in Victoria to offset the early closure of EnergyAustralia’s huge Yallourn brown coal plant.

The federal government would “hold industry to account” on the dispatchable power generation capacity needed to keep electricity affordable and reliable, Mr Taylor said after EnergyAustralia advised it had brought forward the shutdown of the 48-year-old generator from 2032.

Angela Macdonald-Smith writes on the resources industry with a focus on energy, including gas, oil, electricity and renewables.

Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership.