Queensland Premier redirects money to solar power
Anna Bligh ….saying it would help develop two new solar plants that power over 50,000 homes.
Anna Bligh culls coal to fund solar Courier Mail Patrick Lion (Qld) December 25, 2010 The Sunday Mail has learnt the Premier recently redirected one-third of the clean coal allocation in the Queensland Future Growth Fund towards the development of two new commercial-scale solar power projects.
The move, a significant shift in Labor’s energy policy, emerged one week after revelations the Government would walk away from state-owned clean coal company ZeroGen and scrap its planned $4.3 billion power plant in central Queensland…….
In a statement, Ms Bligh yesterday confirmed the re-direction from the clean coal fund to the Solar Flagships Projects, saying it would help develop two new solar plants that power over 50,000 homes.
“The re-allocation toward the Solar Flagships Projects highlights the Bligh Government’s commitment to develop feasible, sustainable energy for Queensland’s future,” she said……
Defending the ZeroGen decision last weekend, Ms Bligh said she was still committed to clean coal and would “keep $50 million” in the clean coal fund.
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