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Taylor keen on more coal mines around Lithgow

FEDERAL Energy Minister Angus Taylor may encourage the growth of coal mining in the Lithgow district of New South Wales to feed nearby power stations as the grid faces a dire power generation capacity shortage.

 Underground at Centennial Coal's Springvale colliery in NSW.

Underground at Centennial Coal's Springvale colliery in NSW.

Taylor also said in an interview with radio station 2GB that he would also strive to keep existing coal-fired power stations in the region such as the Energy Australia's Mount Piper Power Station operational...

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