Australia reverses ban on wind farm investment under new PM
Perth
AUSTRALIA has reversed a decision banning its clean energy fund from investing in wind power projects in the first sign that energy policy will be more favourable towards renewables under new leader Malcolm Turnbull.
A new mandate to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) was issued this month and in a copy seen by Reuters on Sunday, it showed that the fund would be allowed to invest in wind projects as long as they incorporate "emerging and innovative" methods.
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