澳大利亚最大的铝冶炼厂Tomago Aluminium获得了联邦和新南威尔士州政府的救助方案[1]。该工厂由资源巨头Rio Tinto主要持股[1]，年产铝达590,000吨[1]，是新南威尔士州最大的单个用电方，消耗该州10%以上的电力供应[1]。总理Anthony Albanese和州长Chris Minns将于周四宣布这一多年期协议[1]。
工厂面临的危机在于现有电力合同将于2028年到期，届时电价将翻倍[1]。该救助方案旨在保护超过1,000个工作岗位[1]，其具体成本目前未公开[1]。根据报道，该方案可能包括由Snowy Hydro等联邦政府实体提供的10年电力购买协议[1]。过去两年间，政府已对Glencore昆州铜冶炼厂、Nyrstar冶炼厂和Whyalla钢厂提供过类似救助[1]。
Australia's largest aluminium smelter, Tomago Aluminium, has secured a government rescue package from both federal and New South Wales state authorities to address a looming electricity crisis [1]. The facility, which produces 590,000 tonnes of aluminium annually and is majority-owned by mining giant Rio Tinto, faces a dramatic doubling of power costs when its current electricity contract expires in 2028 [1]. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns are scheduled to announce the multi-year agreement on Thursday, though the cost of the assistance package has not yet been disclosed [1].
The rescue initiative aims to protect more than 1,000 jobs at the Newcastle-based facility, which consumes over 10 per cent of the state's entire electricity supply, making it NSW's largest single power consumer [1]. The assistance package is expected to include a ten-year electricity purchase agreement to be provided by federal government entities such as Snowy Hydro [1]. This intervention reflects a broader pattern of government support for Australia's struggling energy-intensive industries; over the past two years, authorities have already provided rescue packages for Glencore's copper smelter in Queensland, the Nyrstar smelting facility, and the Whyalla steelworks [1].