Bell Bay Aluminium faces A$60m annual power shortfall as December 31 deadline puts 550 jobs at risk

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Bell Bay Aluminium faces a roughly A$60m annual power-cost gap as its Hydro Tasmania contract expires Dec 31, raising tail risk of smelter curtailment and 550 job losses. Political friction over bridging support and exclusion from Australia's A$2bn green aluminium credits increases policy uncertainty around domestic output. Near term, headlines elevate downside risk to Australian aluminium supply expectations and sector confidence.
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Tasmania’s Bell Bay aluminium smelter is facing an annual power cost gap of about A$60 million, a shortfall Energy Minister Nick Duigan said could put more than 550 jobs at risk. He said federal backing would be critical, pointing to close to $1 billion spent at Queensland’s Boyne smelter and hundreds of millions at New South Wales’ Tomago site. The dispute has intensified after the federal government excluded Bell Bay from the $2 billion Green Aluminium Production Credit scheme despite pre-election commitments. Federal MP Jess Teesdale has argued the credits are aimed at coal-burning smelters shifting to renewables, not Bell Bay, which already runs on hydro power.