New Projects Pledged to Spark Renewable Renaissance in Coal-Dependent Regions

Published on October 29, 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will unveil a new solar energy plant in Wodonga and TAFE training centre in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales as part of a broader vision to steer coal-reliant regions towards renewable job creation. The federal and NSW governments will pledge $60 million over five years for the Hunter Net Zero Manufacturing Centre at Newcastle’s TAFE, and another $17 million to fund Australia’s first commercial solar thermal heat plant in Victoria’s Wodonga by 2026. “Creating jobs, investing in our regions, reducing emissions, and lowering power prices—that’s what we’re delivering,” Albanese stated. “Peter Dutton and the coalition want to deliver the most expensive form of new energy—nuclear—in two decades but refuse to tell Australians what it will cost.”...

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