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Commissioned between 1971 and 1973, the station is located adjacent to Lake Liddell, near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley of Australia. Unit 3 was taken out of service on 1 April 2022. Subsequently, Unit 4 was decommissioned on 24 April 2023, followed by Unit 2 on 26 April 2023. The last unit, Unit 1, was removed from service on 28 April 2023.
In early 2017, 75% of the coal-fired power stations in the country were operating beyond their original design life. [1] The declining cost of renewable energy sources, such as solar power, wind power and battery storage, means it is unlikely a new coal-fired power station will ever be built in Australia. [2]
An empty coal train heads west through Maitland bound for the coal mines. The Hunter Valley Coal Chain (HVCC) is the chain of coal delivery in New South Wales, Australia from (mainly open-cut) coal mines in the Hunter Region to the Port of Newcastle and domestic coal-fired power stations in the Hunter Valley.
Explosion: Near Gladstone, South Australia: 3: 2006 May 9: Three people killed and two injured when a massive explosion occurred at a munitions factory in the Mid North of South Australia. The blast radius was 100 metres and the explosion was heard up to 70 km away. [419] Road accident/fire: Melbourne: 3: 2007 Mar 23: Burnley Tunnel Fire ...
The Hunter Valley No. 1 mine began production in 1979. In 2000 Coal & Allied merged the Howick and Hunter Valley mines to create Hunter Valley Operations. The Lemington mine, which began production in 1971, was acquired and merged into Hunter Valley Operations in 2001. Hunter Valley Operations is 100 per cent owned by Coal & Allied Industries. [8]
Australia’s decision to expand four coal mines has been slammed by island nations as a “death sentence” and a betrayal of global climate commitments.. Anthony Albanese’s government on ...
Commissioned between 1985 and 1986, the station is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) from Muswellbrook, and 28 km (17 mi) from Singleton in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Prior to September 2014 Bayswater Power Station was part of NSW Government power producer, Macquarie Generation. [ 1 ]
Open cut coal mine in the Hunter valley. Coal is mined in every state of Australia.The largest black coal resources occur in Queensland and New South Wales. [1] About 70% of coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia, [2] and of the balance most is used in electricity generation.