Colin Packham

Colin Packham is the energy reporter at The Australian. He was previously at The Australian Financial Review and Reuters in Sydney and Canberra.

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Mount Piper coal Power Station, Portland NSW

Industry on edge despite power grid tick

Energy market executives have warned of the risk of a looming winter crunch, despite the market operator saying the country’s power network is well placed to cope with a demand spike.

Colin Packham

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AT SEA - JULY 07: A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island. The first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States is located 3.8 miles from Block Island, Rhode Island in the Atlantic Ocean. The five-turbine, 30 MW project was developed by Deepwater Wind and began operations in December, 2016 at a cost of nearly $300 million. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

AGL eyes offshore wind farm to replace coal

Australia’s largest emitter plans a major new zero-emissions project in Victoria as its decarbonisation plan leaps forward.

Colin Packham

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