Shadow Minister for Energy Mike Baird said today private sector investment in the State’s power sector was happening before the sale of the assets was announced.

The Queensland Gas Company has today announced plans to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of a gas fired power station in the Hunter Valley.

“I welcome any investment in NSW which will create jobs, but to try and link this to the sale of the state’s electricity assets is wrong,” Mr Baird said.

“There was already considerable private sector investment, including the construction of a $400 million power station at Uranquinty approved by the State Government in 2005,” he said.

“This is a desperate attempt by Mr Iemma to prop up his attempted sell-off despite massive opposition within the union movement and his own Party,” Mr Baird said.

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