State-Owned Renewable Energy Company to Be Embedded in Victorian Constitution

Published on October 15, 2024

Government-owned power will be enshrined in the Victorian Constitution following a vote in the state’s lower house of Parliament. The State Electricity Commission (SEC) will be locked in public hands in a bid to protect it from privatisation by a future political party or government. During the parliamentary debate, Climate Action Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the move was “enshrining the SEC, 100 percent renewable, in the constitution.” The legislation passed the upper house in September before being returned to the Legislative Assembly with amendments on Oct. 15, where it passed with 54 votes in favour and 25 against. Speaking in Parliament, Minister D’Ambrosio said Victoria’s energy systems should “never have been sold off” in the first place....

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