Solar farm switched off<\/a><\/p>\nThe owner of a huge solar farm in outback Queensland hits the kill switch after almost a decade, saying his contract with Ergon Energy was unfair.<\/p>\n
QIC will also set up a “gateway” by the end of the year to link the private sector with government-owned energy corporations to deliver new energy infrastructure and investment projects.<\/p>\n
“The investor gateway will establish a coordinated approach for developers, investors and government-owned corporations to solicit interest in renewable energy projects and develop whole-of-state solutions,” Mr Janetzki said.<\/p>\n
The state government has committed to reach net zero by 2050, with the target to reduce carbon emissions by 75 per cent by 2035 under review.<\/p>\n
The LNP has also pledged to scrap legislated renewable energy targets introduced by the former Labor government.<\/p>\n
But law changes to repeal those targets \u2014 to reach 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030, 70 per cent by 2032, and 80 per cent by 2035 \u2014 have yet to come before state parliament.<\/p>\n
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Mr Janetzki said the government would also deliver the Copperstring project in the state’s north.<\/p>\n
The planned 1,100 kilometres of power line network from Townsville to Mount Isa is expected to connect towns and mines to the national electricity market for the first time.<\/p>\n
In April, the government announced it would seek private investment for sections of the project after costs blew out to $13.9 billion.<\/p>\n
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Construction workers on site at a Copperstring workers camp. (ABC News: Georgia Loney)<\/p>\n
That price tag has been contested by government-owned corporation Powerlink, which estimated it would cost $9 billion last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Friday, Mr Janetzki said $2.21 billion dollars in project savings had been identified already, and the government would deliver the “vital project” for the region.<\/p>\n
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