Calls for an extraordinary government intervention to keep the ailing Hazelwood coal power plant open have been rejected by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who said its closure would not affect electricity security.
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| Hazelwood has a capacity of 1600 megawatts, but rarely runs at full capacity. |
Former prime minister Tony Abbott and the Australian Industry Group have separately suggested the 53-year-old plant - which is due to shut next week and faces hundreds of millions of dollars in WorkSafe orders - may need to be kept in operation due to concerns over whether there would be enough electricity to meet peak demand during summer.
Read Adam Morton’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Malcolm Turnbull rejects Tony Abbott's call for subsidy to keep Hazelwood open.”
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