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Premier claims WA a ‘renewable energy powerhouse’ but leaked document shows wind and solar projects have ‘stalled’


Exclusive: Government document confirms electricity from large-scale renewables has flatlined, with one campaigner saying pipeline has ‘little sign of life’

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Officials have warned the Western Australian Labor government that work to build wind and solar farms for the state’s main electricity grid has stalled under its leadership, a leaked document shows.

A confidential state government document reveals state bureaucrats advised the government that the “decarbonisation work program” in Perth’s electricity grid had “stalled to date”. It said there were “few new wind developments” advanced enough to be added to the grid before the promised closure of a coal power station in 2027.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/03/premier-claims-wa-a-renewable-energy-powerhouse-but-leaked-document-shows-wind-and-solar-projects-have-stalled

Author : Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

Publish date : 2025-03-02 14:00:00

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