‘Challenges’ for New South Wales Grid as Hunter Coal Station Closes

A power plug is placed into a power socket in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 22, 2012. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

New South Wales (NSW) could face future energy supply challenges as one of the state’s major coal-fired electricity producers prepares to power down.

“The challenges are big, but the work can be done,” NSW’s new Energy Minister Penny Sharpe told reporters from Nowra on Monday.