The Electrical Trades Union is wrong to say that increases in household electricity bills were partly due to two generation units at Tarong Power Station being put into cold storage late last year, a Stanwell spokesman said today.
The Electrical Trades Union has blamed the State Government – and the decision to mothball two units at Tarong Power Station – for a predicted rise in electricity prices.
Queensland electricity prices are 18.9 per cent higher because of the impact of green schemes and the Carbon Tax, Energy Minister Mark McArdle said today.
Ergon Energy will quit the energy marketplace and in future purchase energy “predominantly” from the government-owned corporations Stanwell and CS Energy.
Local businesspeople, council representatives and other community leaders were invited “behind the fence” at the Meandu coal mine this morning to hear an update on operations by Stanwell representatives.
The union movement has reacted angrily to today’s State Government announcement that it will “investigate” selling off Stanwell Corporation, CS Energy, QIC, the Port of Gladstone and the Port of Townsville.
A community forum held at Kingaroy’s Senior Citizens Centre last night attracted an audience of about 25 people concerned about the possible privatisation of the State’s electricity industry.
State Government has announced it will investigate selling Stanwell, operators of the Tarong power stations
South Burnett businesses have been invited to look at contracting opportunities which may be opening at Stanwell’s Tarong power stations and Meandu mine.
A three-year trial of remotely controlled, driverless coal trucks will begin at Stanwell’s Meandu Mine on April 29.
Energy Minister Mark McArdle said today the Electrical Trades Union was running “a dishonest campaign” on asset sales “using its members’ hard-earned funds for purely political purposes”.
The Electrical Trades Union is hoping to “light the fuse” to spark a community backlash against any State Government plans to privatise electricity assets in Queensland.
Stanwell is calling for applications for the latest round of funding under the Tarong Community Partnership Fund.
Queenslanders – including LNP voters – oppose proposals to sell off State assets, a poll released today by the Services Union shows.
Apprentice diesel fitters studying at the Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE’s Kingaroy campus will be able to get their hands dirty on the real deal after a donation of two large diesel motors to the college.
The cancellation of Wine and Food in the Park didn’t put a dampener on the Meandu Mine reunion
The chances of Tarong Power Station’s two mothballed power generating units being restarted within the next few years looked more promising today after the State Government ruled out building any new coal-fired power stations in the next 10 years.
The Tarong Power stations could face further cutbacks following confirmation of a major review at Stanwell
The Electrical Trades Union has accused the State Government of privatisation by stealth and claims a “major restructure” at Stanwell is part of the process.
The State Government has accused unions of impeding reforms that would lower electricity prices to consumers and urged them to stop campaigning against “hypothetical” asset sales.
