NSW fires cause problems for Snowy Hydro 2.0 with machinery lost and town half-destroyed

The beleaguered Snowy Hydro 2.0 scheme is facing another setback, after bushfires hit the renewable energy project on multiple fronts.

Lob's Hole, the remote site of the Snowy Hydro 2.0
project, was significantly damaged by bushfires.

Snowy Hydro has lost more than half of the homes at its operational town of Cabramurra, high in the Snowy Mountains.

After Cabramurra's destruction, the fires then raced through a remote part of the Kosciuszko National Park that is the site of Snowy Hydro's landmark 2.0 project.

Snowy Hydro CEO Paul Broad said he was anticipating significant loss of heavy machinery and communications equipment.

It is a further hit to the renewable energy project, which has already faced significant cost blowouts and delays.

Read the ABC News story by Melissa Clarke - “NSW fires cause problems for Snowy Hydro 2.0 with machinery lost and town half-destroyed.”