September 3, 2026 — 5:00am
Energy giant AGL has warned that One Nation’s plan to force it to keep Victoria’s largest coal-fired power station open beyond its scheduled 2035 closure will increase operating costs and the risk of unplanned outages, which experts say will backfire on consumer bills.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and her party’s Victorian leader, Warren Pickering, campaigned outside AGL’s Loy Yang A power plant in the Latrobe Valley this week, pledging to mandate its continued operation if elected.
AGL, one of Australia’s largest power companies, remains firmly at odds with the idea, confirming that its 2035 closure timeline for the facility is unchanged.
By 2035, Loy Yang A would be more than 50 years old, placing it among the oldest coal-fired power stations anywhere in the world, the company said.
