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Australia’s Coal State Ditches Plan to Shut Coal Power Plants
Queensland's Energy Roadmap extends coal plant operations into the 2040s and allocates A$400 million to attract private renewable and storage investments.
- On Oct 10, Queensland's state government said it would run coal power plants at least into the 2040s, reversing the former Queensland Labor government's closure plan and complicating emissions goals.
- David Janetzki, Queensland Treasurer and Energy Minister, said `This is a sensible and pragmatic plan, built on economics and engineering, not ideology` and the Liberal National Party argued coal keeps reliability and saves consumers money.
- The Energy Roadmap includes a $400 million Queensland Energy Investment Fund managed by Queensland Investment Corporation and a US$6.6 million investment in community batteries, plus the Copperstring transmission project.
- Critics warned the Queensland energy roadmap extends coal reliance, risking higher household bills and jeopardizing climate goals, as Queensland coal stations failed 70% of last summer's operations.
- Queensland relies on coal to meet more than half of its electricity, with US$30 billion worth of coal exported in the 12 months to May 2025, amid political disputes over energy targets.
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Australia’s Coal State Ditches Plan to Shut Coal Power Plants
The Australian state of Queensland, home to one of the world’s largest coal reserves, is abolishing a previous state government decision to close all its coal-fired power plants by 2035, as it vows to pursue a sensible and pragmatic plan to meet its energy needs. The Queensland government on Friday unveiled an Energy Roadmap, which is based on economics and engineering, not ideology, Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Energy David Janetzki …
Queensland LNP Scraps 2035 Coal Phase-Out, Will Keep Plants Running Into 2040s
The Queensland LNP government has backed coal to continue powering the state and bringing down energy prices, while in the process shredding a previous Labor pledge to phase out coal-fired power by 2035. Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki revealed the long-earmarked five-year Energy Roadmap, which shows the Liberal National Party’s (LNP) will continue leveraging existing energy assets, rather than relying on building new ones. “State-owned coal…
The Straits Times
WTVBAustralia’s Queensland reverses policy, pledges to keep using coal power
CANBERRA - Australia's Queensland state government said on Friday it would run coal power plants at least into the 2040s, reversing a previous plan to pivot rapidly to renewables and in turn making national emissions reduction targets harder to achieve.
Australia's Coal State Reverses Plan to Close Its Power Plants
(Bloomberg) — Queensland, the Australian state that exports about one-eighth of the world’s coal, has said it plans to keep its power stations that burn the fossil fuel open for longer, threatening the nation’s ambitious goal to more than double renewable generation by the end of the decade.
Australia’s Coal State Reverses Plan to Close Its Power Plants
Queensland, the Australian state that exports about one-eighth of the world’s coal, has said it plans to keep its power stations that burn the fossil fuel open for longer, threatening the nation’s ambitious goal to more than double renewable generation by the end of the decade.
Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane TimesQueensland to burn coal for decades as LNP tears up Labor energy target
The Crisafulli government has officially ditched the former state government plan to cut off its reliance on coal in 2035, with a pledge to burn the fossil fuel until at least 2046 but probably longer.
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