
Policy Watch: Coalition govt kill second renewable project in Geelong /Surf Coast region
Plans for a 12MW geothermal energy installation to power the industrial city of Geelong and Surf Coast region has been scrapped after the Napthine Government withdrew a $25 million grant for the project.
So, what does the move tell Victorians about the Napthine government’s energy policy?
The Napthine government is starting to look like it’s anti-renewable energy. Its decision to pull funding from a geothermal energy project comes on top of Ted Baillieu’s anti-wind farm laws which have cost the state thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions worth of investment. To date, Premier Napthine has shown no interest in dealing with his predecessors policy failure.
The scrapped funding for a geothermal power station is the second renewable energy project to be killed off in the Geelong region since the Coalition took office. Continue reading “Policy Watch: Coalition govt kill second renewable project in Geelong /Surf Coast region”