Advice to government contradicts Coalition claim over Liddell coal plant closure
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5864D)
Taskforce study does not back Scott Morrison's claim that Liddell coal plant needs urgent replacing with 1,000 megawatts of new dispatchable electricity generation capacity
A Morrison government claim that new electricity generation is urgently needed to replace New South Wales's Liddell coal plant is not backed by a taskforce report commissioned to assess the impact of its closure.
In a speech on Tuesday, Scott Morrison said the government had estimated 1,000 megawatts of new dispatchable electricity generation capacity would be needed to replace Liddell, which owner AGL has announced will close in early 2023.
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