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HISTORICAL FACTS: Snowy 20 fac - Caught on Camera

White elephant? Hardly – Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion.

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Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead?

Australia’s energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations.

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Pushing water uphill: Snowy 2.0 was a bad idea from the start. Let's not make the same mistake again

Last night ABC’s Four Corners investigated the problem-plagued Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro power station, focusing on a bogged tunnelling machine, toxic gas and an unexpected volume of sludge.

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$5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

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$100m spent on underground mapping before tunnelling woes, Snowy Hydro boss admits

Following the revelation made by Dennis Barnes at a Senate estimates hearing, an analyst predicts the project cost will blow out to at least five times the original figure.

ABC News

Major Snowy 2.0 tunnelling operation on hold after NSW government intervenes

The 143-metre-long tunnelling machine is stuck and it will stay that way until the company can prove moving it won't cause "further damage" to the environment.

ABC News

I'm not an apologist for the Snowy 2.0 hydro scheme – but let's not obsess over the delays and cost blowouts

The first power from the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project may not be delivered until 2028, it was revealed yesterday, triggering a fresh round of criticism over the controversial project.

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Australia's biggest hydropower project faces delay to 2028

Australia's biggest hydropower project faces a delay of up to two years, likely pushing its start-up out to 2028, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the A$5 billion ($3.33 billion) renewable energy project.

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Truck rollover involving Snowy 2.0 worker described as 'absolute tragedy' by locals

Snowy Mountains residents have raised concerns about the capacity of their increasingly busy highway after the "complete tragedy" of a contractor's death.

ABC News

Snowy 2.0 power lines clearing ‘will despoil’ long swathe of Kosciuszko national park, wildlife groups say

‘It’s like putting in a transmission line over the Opera House,’ says National Parks Association of NSW

The Guardian - AU

As the temperature cools, the heat is on Chris Bowen

Gas shortages, reported delays to major projects and coal-fired power woes are among the gifts handed to the new energy minister

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