In this article we explore the 2024 ESOO, and linked documents, in terms of what’s assumed for coal unit EFOR – and why, in the light of recent improvements in coal unit performance (compared to 2022).
Following the recent release of the review of 2024 Q2 (and belated release of the review of 2024 Q1) here’s some updated statistics on coal unit performance.
Yesterday (Wed 18th Oct 2023) Origin Energy held its Annual General Meeting, with discussion wide-ranging. Here’s two things that jumped out to me about the Eraring Power Station, which is currently slated to close in 2025.
One observation about the 2023 ESOO is that EFOR (equivalent forced outage rate) for coal and large gas units is a large and growing challenge.