Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has put Labor behind Snowy 2.0 - the hydro-electric project green-lighted by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday - but called for an increase in renewable energy to prevent the mega-project from being "a battery with no plug”.
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| Minister for Energy Angus Taylor, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Finance and the Public Service Mathias Cormann speak to the media during a visit to the Snowy Hyrdo Tumut 3 power station in Talbingo, NSW. |
Mr Morrison on Tuesday revealed that Snowy 2.0, a policy favourite of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull that makes renewable energy more reliable by linking it up with hydro-electric power stations, will be given $1.38 billion in government funding.
With works set to begin next week, Labor has all but backed the plan, albeit with reservations over its effectiveness under the government's renewable energy plan.
"Yes, Snowy 2.0 is a good idea on paper, no question," Mr Shorten said, before claiming the government's conservative renewable energy target would make the project more inefficient.
Read the story from The Age by Max Koslowski - “‘A battery with no plug': Labor backs Snowy 2.0, but calls for more renewable firepower.”
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