Origin generates power primarily from gas, operating Australia’s largest gas-fired fleet. It also produces power from coal, wind, solar and pumped water storage. Origin’s coal-based Eraring power station, the largest coal-fired power station in Australia, is currently scheduled to close in 2027, an extension from its original 2025 date.

ACCR has engaged with Origin since 2020, filing resolutions on the company's climate sensitivity analysis, lobbying activities, Paris-aligned capital expenditure and its fracking activities in the Northern Territory. In 2022, after Origin committed to stop gas exploration, we recommended shareholders endorse Origin’s Climate Transition Action Plan, which more than 90% of shareholders supported. With its legacy projects now owned by other oil and gas producers, we continue to monitor the consequences of Origin’s decision to divest from, instead of wind-down, its gas portfolio.

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