EnergyAustralia to help Hazelwood workers

EnergyAustralia has joined AGL in agreeing to take on 150 former Hazelwood workers as part of a worker transfer scheme aided by the Victorian government.

EnergyAustralia has signed on to a Victorian government scheme to redeploy Hazelwood employees. (AAP)

EnergyAustralia has signed on to a Victorian government scheme to redeploy out of work Hazelwood employees.

The company, which operates the Yallourn power station, joins AGL in taking on 150 workers from the recently-closed Hazelwood brown coal power station.

Engie closed the station in March and the Victorian government is spending about $20 million to work with power companies to have some employees retire early so that Hazelwood workers can remain in the industry.