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13 October 2026

“Doesn’t make sense:” Australia’s biggest power generator not interested in new coal-fired power plants

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“Doesn’t make sense:” Australia’s biggest power generator not interested in new coal-fired power plants

AGL chief nixes the idea that the company would ever be building coal-fired power stations again, while AEMO boss hails grid reliability with new renewables and storage.

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