EnergyAustralia’s announcement this week it would shut the Yallourn power station four years early underscored the dwindling value of brown coal, as the power giant seeks to phase out high carbon-emitting operations.
Phill Bramstedt is a contract worker a the Yallourn power station.
Credit:Meredith O’Shea
Phill Bramstedt, who works on the belt system at Yallourn, described a “pretty solemn” mood on Wednesday when the company confirmed it would close four years early in 2028.
“A lot of people knew we were next cab off the rank,” he says. “At least they’ve given everybody a warning of what’s going on.”
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