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Queensland steps in to back wind and battery plant vetoed by Keith Pitt – RenewEconomy
Queensland government partly funds grid upgrade it says will support Kaban wind and battery hub snubbed at last minute by federal Coalition.
The Queensland state government has stepped in to back a major wind and battery storage hub in the state’s far north, just weeks after the federal Coalition government did an about face and vetoed a major loan facility at the last minute.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Friday the state would invest $40 million to upgrade transmission lines as part of the first step in the creation of a Northern Queensland Renewable Energy Zone.
This, in turn, would allow French renewable energy developer…
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