Reports reveal VNI West will not increase Snowy 2.0’s transmission capacity to Victoria at all – and that the usage of Snowy 2.0 will plummet after 2050.
Snowy 2.0: The making of one of Australia’s most spectacular infrastructure debacles
On the sixth anniversary of its announcement, we look at six unenviable records the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project has set.
Disastrous tunnelling delays underline folly of Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme
The inside story of what went wrong with the Snowy 2.0 tunnelling, which has ground to a halt having barely moved in more than a year.
Snowy Hydro finally fesses up on delays to Snowy 2.0, and for Kurri Kurri too
Snowy 2.0’s estimated completion has been officially delayed, again, making its completion this decade look increasingly unlikely.
A VNI West puzzle: What is it about this modelling that looks a bit odd?
The economic case for a major new transmission link between Victoria and NSW predicts some confounding outcomes for the project – even before it is built.
Kurri Kurri gas folly: Cost blowout, limited operation, not hydrogen-ready
The total cost of Kurri Kurri has blown out to more than $1 billion, it won’t have much storage, and it won’t use hydrogen.
Kurri Kurri: The generator on gas rations
The Kurri Kurri gas generator makes no sense: It has only six hours storage and can’t compete against faster, cheaper, cleaner batteries.