- The Victorian Government is supporting plans to build a gas-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley.
The new gas-fired plant will be built next to the coal-fired Yallourn Power plant. (ABC TV)
Power company, Tru Energy wants to build a 1,000 megawatt gas plant next to its existing coal plant, at Yallourn by 2013.
The Victorian Energy Minister, Peter Batchelor, says Tru Energy’s plans are welcome.
“The transformation of Victoria’s energy network to a low emissions system is going to be a long and hard and expensive task,” he said.
“This news by Tru that they’re considering a substantial investment in gas fired generation in Victoria is really good news.”
The gas plant would provide around 13 per cent of the state’s electricity, making significant cuts to carbon emissions.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles will eliminate the use of electricity made from coal by 2020, replacing it with power from cleaner renewable energy sources, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.
