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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

Snowy 2.0 project making no progress on a number of environmental requirements, report says

Aerial view of the Snowy Hydro site near Tantangara Dam
An independent audit completed last year found the Snowy 2.0 hydro project was non-compliant with environmental conditions in 15 instances. Photograph: Alex Ellinghausen/AAP

Snowy Hydro’s giant pumped hydro project is in breach of its conditions of approval, with many of its management plans overdue and no progress on its threatened fish and biosecurity programs, the National Parks Association has said.

The multibillion-dollar Snowy 2.0 project, already delayed until possibly 2029 with one of its tunnel borers stuck for months, was found to be non-compliant in 15 instances by the third independent audit, completed last year. It also cited 11 additional “opportunities for improvement”.

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