Energy committee head says Liddell station 'about stuffed' and loan mechanism needed

Nationals MP says policy certainty required for investment as Turnbull government meets with head of AGLThe chairman of federal parliament's environment and energy committee says a fresh approach is needed on energy policy, including a new federal loan mechanism to upgrade the coal fleet and a "lock in" mechanism for the clean energy target.Ahead of a much telegraphed meeting in Canberra on Monday between the Turnbull government and the head of AGL, Andy Vesey, about extending the operating life of the Liddell power station, the Nationals MP Andrew Broad told Guardian Australia he believed the ageing New South Wales plant was "about stuffed". Continue reading...