AGL不会补贴托马戈铝业公司的新能源合同, 尽管政府支持, AGL won’t subsidize Tomago Aluminium’s new energy contract, risking its future despite government support.

AGL已确认不会交叉补贴托马戈铝业公司下一个能源合同, 坚持未来交易必须反映Liddell发电站关闭后的市场价格。 AGL has confirmed it will not cross-subsidize Tomago Aluminium’s next energy contract, insisting future deals must reflect market prices after the Liddell power station’s closure. 冶炼厂是亨特地区的主要雇主,由于目前的合同于2028年到期,能源成本高和全球竞争威胁到其生存能力,冶炼厂面临不确定性。 The smelter, a major Hunter region employer, faces uncertainty as its current contract expires in 2028, with high energy costs and global competition threatening its viability. AGL即将离任的COO说,它不会为其共同所有者Rio Tinto承担更高的成本。 AGL’s outgoing COO said it won’t absorb higher costs for Rio Tinto, its co-owner. 联邦政府承诺提供20亿美元的生产税抵免,以帮助包括托马戈在内的澳大利亚四家冶炼厂到2035年过渡到可再生能源。 The federal government has pledged $2 billion in production tax credits to help four Australian smelters, including Tomago, transition to renewables by 2035. 联邦和州领导人都支持保护工厂,但Rio Tinto必须在今年年底决定未来, 面对全球贸易压力和中国潜在的倾销。 Both federal and state leaders support preserving the plant but stress Rio Tinto must decide its future by year-end amid global trade pressures and potential Chinese dumping.