Two large chimney stacks at the decommissioned Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley are brought down in a controlled demolition. Multiple outlets report that explosives are used to collapse the stacks in a planned sequence, with the demolition livestreamed by media and carried out as part of preparations for redevelopment of the site. The power station previously generated electricity that powered homes and businesses across NSW for more than half a century, and it closed in 2023 after decades of operation. The chimney stacks, widely described as landmark structures at the facility, are tall concrete towers—reported at about 168 metres or 170 metres—owned by energy company AGL since 2014. The outlets describe dramatic scenes as the chimneys fall after major detonations. While details on the redevelopment plans are not covered extensively across the reports, the consistent focus is on the controlled nature of the demolition and the end of a long-running chapter for the former coal plant.
Liddell Power Station chimneys demolished in controlled blast as site redeveloped
Two large chimney stacks at the decommissioned Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley are brought down in a controlled demolition. Multiple outlets report that explosives a...
- AGL conducts a controlled demolition to bring down two chimney stacks at the former Liddell Power Station in NSW’ Hunter Valley.
- The power station closed in 2023 after operating for more than 50 years.
- The chimney stacks are approximately 168–170 metres tall and are reduced to rubble following major detonations.
- The demolition is carried out in a planned sequence and is livestreamed by media outlets.
- AGL owns the site, having acquired the power station in 2014.
A pair of famous chimney stacks, which defined the architecture of Liddell Power Station in the NSW Hunter Valley, have been reduced to rubble.
3 months agoA pair of famous chimney stacks, which defined the architecture of Liddell Power Station in the NSW Hunter Valley, have been reduced to rubble.
3 months agoA pair of famous chimney stacks, which defined the architecture of Liddell Power Station in the NSW Hunter Valley, have been reduced to rubble.
3 months agoEnergy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopmentThe two chimneys of Liddell coal-fired power station have come crashing down, marking the close of a site which provided energy for New South Wales for half a century.In a demolition streamed online on Tuesday, the two 170m stacks of the Hunter Valley power station, owned by energy giant AGL since 2014, came down one after the other following massive detonations of explosives. Continue reading...
3 months agoDramatic scenes have unfolded at a former power station in NSW as explosives were set off to demolish two massive chimney stacks.
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