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Liddell power station’s famous chimney stacks crumble into history in massive blast

Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopment

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Liddell power station’s famous chimney stacks crumble into history in massive blast

Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopment

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theage.com.au12 h fa

Liddell power station chimneys come crashing down in controlled explosion

For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. On Tuesday, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney stacks were demolished.

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smh.com.au12 h fa

Watch: Liddell power station chimneys come crashing down

AGL demolished Liddell coal plant's two 168-metre chimney stacks; the station closed April 2023 after 50+ years powering New South Wales. The site will become a grid-scale battery and renewables hub, marking a concrete shift in legacy utility asset repurposing.

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abc.net.au12 h fa

170m chimneys come crashing down as power station demolition begins

AGL demolished Liddell's 170m chimneys in NSW, closing a 52-year coal chapter retired in 2023. A 500MW battery is already commissioning on-site; proposals include solar manufacturing and a data hub, a decommissioning model set to repeat as coal plants age out globally.

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reneweconomy.com.au11 h fa

"They're gone:" End of an era as Liddell coal plant chimneys brought down in spectacular explosion

Chimney stacks from shuttered Liddell coal plant come down in a series of spectacular explosions, highlighting the close of one era, and the start of another.

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1. martedì 26 maggio 2026·abc.net.au
   

   170m chimneys come crashing down as power station demolition begins

   The demolition of the Liddell Power Station, which powered homes and businesses in NSW for more than 50 years, is underway.

2. martedì 26 maggio 2026·theage.com.au
   

   Liddell power station chimneys come crashing down in controlled explosion

   For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. On Tuesday, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney…

3. martedì 26 maggio 2026·smh.com.au
   

   Watch: Liddell power station chimneys come crashing down

   For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. Today, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney stacks…

4. martedì 26 maggio 2026·reneweconomy.com.au
   

   "They're gone:" End of an era as Liddell coal plant chimneys brought down in spectacular explosion

   Chimney stacks from shuttered Liddell coal plant come down in a series of spectacular explosions, highlighting the close of one era, and the start of another.

5. martedì 26 maggio 2026·theguardian.com
   

   Liddell power station’s famous chimney stacks crumble into history in massive blast

   Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopment

6. martedì 26 maggio 2026·theage.com.au
   

   Famous chimney stacks reduced to rubble in Liddell Power Station blast

   A pair of famous chimney stacks, which defined the architecture of Liddell Power Station in the NSW Hunter Valley, have been reduced to rubble.