Owner calls time on Hazelwood plant and mine

摘要

HUNDREDS of workers will lose their jobs at Australia's Hazel-wood power plant and adjoining coal mine after its owners declared operations at the site in Latrobe Valley were no longer economically viable. The 1,600 MW brown coal-fired plant has been running for 50 years, but owner ENGIE says that must come to an end due to low energy prices and a surplus of electricity supply in Victoria State. The plant provides up to 25% of Victoria's power needs.