Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Energy woes continue as Liddell turbine taken offline

BY DAKOTA TAIT

There's been another turbine failure at Liddell Power Station.  

Turbine Four was taken offline on Monday, stripping the station of a third of its capacity. 

The station only has three turbines, after one was closed in April ahead of a total closure next year.

Liddell only returned to full capacity two weeks ago, after generator malfunctions earlier in winter.

The malfunction's been put down to a leaking hydraulic tube and is expected to take a week to repair.   

There's concern, it could more pressure on the stretched energy grid, as the energy regulator calls for the switch to renewables to speed up.