Energy Demand Rising Faster Than Renewable Rollout: Alinta CEO

The head of a major electricity generator and retailer in Australia has warned about the significant challenges facing the renewable transition and proffered a bleak outlook for consumers from rising energy prices. During his speech at the Australian National Press Club on April 10, Alinta managing director and CEO Jeff Dimery said the energy transition to net zero emission was “getting harder, not easier” despite government support and significant investments in renewable projects in recent years. The CEO stated that there was an urgent task of expanding the country’s renewable generation capacity to meet the increase in electricity demand in the coming decades....