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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adam Morton, Tamsin Rose and Peter Hannam

Snowy Hydro 2.0 project hit by delay of up to two years and another cost blowout

Snowy Hydro 2.0 has faces a series of setbacks and delays. The company said on Wednesday it expects a further delay of up to two years.
Snowy Hydro 2.0 has faced a series of setbacks and delays. The company said on Wednesday it expects a further delay of up to two years. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The multibillion-dollar Snowy Hydro 2.0 development, billed as vital to support the transformation of Australia’s east coast electricity grid, will be delayed by up to two years and face another cost blowout.

It follows a series of problems with the development, including a tunnel-boring machine becoming stuck about 70 metres below the surface, the collapse of one of the project’s contractors and delays related to Covid-19.

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