Yallourn Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Too old, can’t dance: New numbers show Yallourn is ready to retire
Report says Yallourn is old and clunky and ready to retire, and replacing it gas rather than renewables will lead to big hike in power prices.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 9, 2026

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Battery

Turnbull turns to battery storage, with giga-scale plan for near Melbourne
The former PM – once one-eyed in his support of pumped hydro storage – is proposing to co-develop a four-hour big battery on the outskirts of Melbourne.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 1, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Ageing coal plant “limping” to retirement, with alarming number of unplanned outages
Report shows ageing Victoria coal plant was hit by unplanned outages for one-third of 2024, underscoring urgent need for shift to firmed renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

EnergyAustralia fined and convicted over fire at Yallourn brown coal generator
EnergyAustralia fined over a fire at its Yallourn coal fired power station, after the company fought to be spared conviction.
Emily Woods

Mar 27, 2025

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Coal

Victoria brown hydrogen project in Greens’ sights in push for coal ban
The state Greens want to ban all coal activities by 2030 – including brown hydrogen production – and enshrine the prohibition in the constitution.
Rachel Williamson

May 31, 2023

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Coal

“Best way out of bad situation:” Major river diversion for coal mine repairs
EnergyAustralia allowed to divert 3,500 megalitres a day – roughly 1,400 olympic-sized pools worth of water – from Morwell River to save Yallourn coal mine.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 2, 2021

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Coal

Subsidy or not, Yallourn deal will likely set a precedent for more coal closures
Much has been gained with the Yallourn closure deal. It would not be surprising to see other generators approaching the Government along similar lines.
Bruce Mountain

Mar 17, 2021

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AEMO says 19GW of new projects lining up in Victoria to replace dying coal
Yallourn’s closure will take a chunk out of Victoria’s electricity supplies, but a deep pipeline of new wind and solar projects will make up the gap.
Michael Mazengarb & Giles Parkinson

Mar 12, 2021

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Coal

Victoria and AEMO welcome certainty of Yallourn’s early exit, as Taylor stokes fears
AEMO, the state government and industry welcome early notice of Yallourn closure, with only Angus Taylor warning of dire consequences.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 10, 2021

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CleanTech Bites

Australia’s dirty grid may kill its biggest customers, and the case for coal
A potential closure of Alcoa’s Portland smelter would have huge ramifications for the Australian grid. It would remove the biggest customer of brown coal, and ironically accelerate the transition to clean energy that it cannot afford to wait for.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Oct 18, 2019

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Coal

EnergyAustralia calls for “unity” to enable “inevitable” transition to renewables
EnergyAustralia’s Catherine Tanna says that decarbonisation of the energy sector is inevitable and calls for ‘tribalism’ to stop.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 10, 2019

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Coal

EnergyAustralia forced to reaffirm its plans for Yallourn, amid media coal panic
EnergyAustralia issues statement clarifying its plans for Yallourn power station, as speculation mounts that power station could close earlier than 2032.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 25, 2019

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