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In this Weekly Dispatch:

1. NSW electricity distribution networks released their system plan, featuring modelling from Endgame.
2. South Korea announced that it will close all coal-fired power plants by 2040.
3. ConocoPhillips says it found gas off the Victorian Coast but more exploration is required.
4. Australia drops out of the race to host COP31 climate conference, giving it to Turkey.
5. DCCEEW released a market brief on tender eight of the capacity investment scheme, seeking 16GWh of dispatchable capacity.
6. Rio Tinto shelves its BioIron-branded product.
7. The AEMC published a consultation paper on optimising contingency size in dispatch.
8. AEMO directs Torrens Island BESS operations, and it is the first time a battery has been summoned.
9. Podcast of the week:  Let Me Sum Up chats about COP30 and is live from the conference in Brazil.The Liberal Party abandons net zero by 2050.