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Famous Chimney Stacks Reduced to Rubble in Massive Blast
The blast clears the way for a lower-carbon energy hub with a 500-megawatt battery and planned industrial redevelopment, AGL said.
- On Tuesday, energy giant AGL detonated explosives to bring down two 168-metre concrete chimney stacks at Liddell Power Station in the NSW Hunter Valley, with hundreds watching via livestream as the iconic structures crumbled shortly after 11am.
- The Liddell Power Station's closure in April 2023 after 52 years stemmed from aging equipment becoming increasingly unreliable and AGL's shift toward cleaner energy, following 18 months of site preparation.
- Demolition required precision: about 700 holes were drilled into each chimney and packed with explosives, while the station generated about 431,000 gigawatt hours over its lifetime—enough to power NSW for 6.5 years.
- AGL site transition general manager Brad Williams described the moment as "bittersweet," noting the demolition opens the site for industrial energy hub development including a 500-megawatt battery and solar manufacturing proposals; over half the workforce transferred to Bayswater.
- Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources director Paul Ebert called the demolition a watershed moment, predicting "we're going to see more of this" as more than half of Australia's remaining coal generators close by 2035, while renewables and batteries now supply over 50 per cent of the nation's grid for the first time.
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Liddell power station chimneys come crashing down in controlled explosion
For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. On Tuesday, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney stacks were demolished.
·North Sydney, Australia
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Famous chimney stacks reduced to rubble in massive blast
A pair of famous chimney stacks, which defined the architecture of Liddell Power Station in the NSW Hunter Valley for 52 years, have now been reduced to rubble.Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of the pair of 168-metre chimneys as the site undergoes a major demolition and redevelopment.AGL hosted a livestream of the demolition and hundreds of people watched in real-time as the structures crumbled to the ground after explosi…
·Australia
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