Rio Tinto secures power deal for Tomago Aluminium smelter to 2038

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Rio Tinto welcomes agreement to secure long-term future of Tomago Aluminium

August 12, 2026 7:27 PM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has welcomed the agreement announced today between Tomago Aluminium, the Australian Government and the New South Wales Government to secure the long-term future of Australias largest aluminium smelter.

The arrangements provide long-term certainty for Tomago Aluminium, its workforce, its customers and the Hunter region, delivering reliable, internationally competitive power to the smelter until 2038.

Under the agreement, Tomago Aluminium will enter into a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity supply to the smelter through to 2038, with the power to be supplied by 100 per cent renewable sources from 2033. The PPA will... More