‘Jobs of tomorrow’: NSW unveils 3,700 clean energy jobs amid closure plan for Eraring coal plant

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As many as 3,700 jobs in future industries and renewable energy will be created in response to the proposed closure of Eraring power station, says NSW Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean.

The state government is backing heavy industry and energy workers by investing in clean energy manufacturing to underwrite the state’s prosperity for decades to come, he says.

Eraring, at Lake Macquarie in the coal-rich Hunter region, will be closed in August 2025 – up to seven years earlier than previously planned – and replaced with a large-scale battery.

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor says the decision is bitterly disappointing for everyone who relies on affordable, reliable energy to prosper, while unions claim hundreds of local workers were blindsided by Origin’s announcement.

“We know some existing industries face challenges as the world decarbonises,” Mr Kean said in a statement on Saturday.

“That’s why we need to make sure the low carbon economy thrives in NSW to create the jobs of tomorrow.

 

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Bugs Marlowe

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