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Australia: clean energy fund could underwrite new, cleaner coal plants
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Feb 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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Sydney
AUSTRALIA is considering altering legislation to enable funds slated for clean energy developments to be used to bankroll construction of new low emission, coal-fired power plants.
The suggestion by Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg comes after a major power outage during a heat wave in South Australia state worsened a row with the national government over energy security and the state's heavy reliance on wind and solar power.
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