The Australian state of Western Australia will shut down all state-owned coal-fired power plants by 2030 and will invest AUD3.8bn (US$2.6bn) in renewables, including solar, wind generation and storage. The state had already announced the closure of the 340 MW Collie power plant in late 2027, and Muja's 430 MW unit D in late 2029. Western Australia will invest in new green power infrastructure in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) via Synergy, the state's largest electricity generator and retailer of gas and power.
The announcement comes as eastern Australia is grappling with increasing power and gas prices due to a series of outages and problems at coal-fired power plants. Coal still represented 53% of Australia’s power generation in 2021 (25 GW capacity) and remains one of the country’s main exports. Australia doesn’t yet plan a coal phase-out, but its share is expected to decline further as the country pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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