Unit 6 at Muja C Power Station will be made available during the 2024-25 high demand period to ensure wider energy system security during the hot summer months, in line with updated forecasts by the independent Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
Synergy's Unit 6 in Collie will be placed on reserve outage mode from 1 October 2024 until 1 April 2025, allowing AEMO the ability to request, with three days' notice, that Unit 6 be made available for significant peak demand periods.
Muja C Unit 6 was previously scheduled to be retired in October 2024.
This is not expected to impact the planned retirement of the State's remaining coal-fired units by 2030, with Collie and Muja Power Stations scheduled to close in 2027 and 2029 respectively.
With Western Australia hosting the most remote stand-alone energy system in the world, the supply of reliable electricity to residents is the highest priority. The WA Government will continue to adapt to the changing energy landscape in the phased transition to retire all State coal-fired power stations by 2030 and meet its net zero emissions target by 2050.
