The demise of the coal cap leaves the government little time to secure a deal with Origin Energy to extend the power plant
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Daniel Mookhey, the New South Wales treasurer, has issued “a very clear” warning to the owners of Australia’s biggest power station, Origin Energy.
“Origin will feel the wrath of the people in NSW if they use [negotiations over the future of its Eraring power station] as an opportunity to game the system,” Mookhey said on Wednesday. “Origin should expect this government to engage with them in a pretty tough manner.”
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