{"id":1116,"date":"2026-03-27T06:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.endgameanalytics.com.au\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:29:41","slug":"alluminium-or-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.endgameanalytics.com.au\/ja\/alluminium-or-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"All(um)in(ium) or nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Weekly Dispatch: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. AEMO released the 2026 Gas Statement of Opportunities\u202f<\/a>(GSOO)\u202ffor the East Coast Gast Market, finding improved near-term supply conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. IEA says second round of emergency fuel releases is on table<\/a> with world leaders failing to grasp the depth of the energy crisis, saying it has dwarfed the fuel crises of the 1970s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) calls for Australia to reduce its exposure to oil shocks, having the lowest reserves<\/a> out of all International Energy Agency (IEA) members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Queensland and federal governments will each invest $1 billion to help Rio Tinto’s Boyne aluminium smelter transition<\/a> to renewable energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Australia’s diesel standards will be lowered for six months<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Synergy has entered Power Purchase Agreements with two wind farms<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. In response to the ongoing geopolitical crisis in the Middle East, the Japanese government has decided to ramp up the use of “inefficient” coal power plants<\/a>, for a temporary one-year period of FY2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Paywalled: NSW government is seeking a similar deal<\/a> (as Rio Tinto above) with the federal government to rescue Tomago smelter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Podcast of the week: Let Me Sum Up chat about measures to reduce impacts on households due to the energy crisis<\/a> and PHEVs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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