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Vales Point coal plant drops controversial bid for government funding – The Guardian
The Morrison government put the $8.7m upgrade project on its energy underwriting program shortlist before the last election
A controversial Morrison government plan to grant up to $8.7m for an upgrade at a coal plant part-owned by power boss Trevor St Baker has been dropped after the company abandoned its bid for the public funding.
The government allocated the grant for a turbine upgrade at the Vales Point generator, in New South Wales Hunter Valley, in the October budget, but told the stations owner, Delta Electricity, it would need to submit a formal application for the money.
Delta wrote to the government in December…
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