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Lights back on at Portland

AGL Energy will supply power to Alcoa’s Portland Smelter in Victoria for the next four years as part of a federal and state government rescue package to keep the troubled plant open to at least 2021.

Karma Barndon
A rescue package is keeping Alcoa's Portland Aluminium Smelter in business.

A rescue package is keeping Alcoa's Portland Aluminium Smelter in business.

The smelter’s future had been in doubt after a power outage on December 1 affected production there. Under the agreement, which takes effect in August AGL will supply 510MW – around 10% of the state’s...

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