NSW given emergency powers to direct coal companies to provide fuel to electricity generators - Sydney Morning Herald

In an extraordinary development in NSW’s energy crisis, Kean met the governor late on Thursday to seek the powers, which gives him authority to force coal and logistics companies to deliver fuel.

The NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean has been given emergency powers to direct coal companies to provide fuel to electricity generators amid concerns that stockpiles are running dangerously low. In an … [+1926 chars]

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