The Latest Breaking News from Dennis Barnes

Made or assembled in Australia? Solar policy under fire

Questions have emerged over whether solar panels will be manufactured or merely assembled in Australia at a senate hearing into energy agencies.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

Fast charge: Gas-fired Hunter Power Project close to completion

Hunter Power Project on track for first power in December.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 27, 2024

Florence wedged under debris at Snowy 2.0 'pinch point'

Plagued by cost blowouts and rock that's too soft or too hard, Snowy 2.0's tunnel-borer 'Flo' is stuck just as the project was poised to spruik better numbers.

AAP · May 28, 2024

Snowy Hydro 2.0 eyes return to tunnelling after delays and cost blowouts

Chief executive says pumped hydro project remains ‘critical’ to energy transition away from fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

Snowy Hydro 2.0 costs blowout confirmed to be almost $13bn

The revised estimate for the scheme is contingent on completion by end of 2028 and may rise further if delays persist

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

$5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2023

Snowy Hydro looks to resume boring within weeks pending environmental approvals

Proposed changes include a slurry plant to help dig through soft rock, as National Parks Association says ‘enormous damage’ caused already

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2023

$100m spent on underground mapping before tunnelling woes, Snowy Hydro boss admits

Following the revelation made by Dennis Barnes at a Senate estimates hearing, an analyst predicts the project cost will blow out to at least five times the original figure.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

'Positive progress' for nation builders at Snowy 2.0

Snowy Hydro 2.0's construction woes risk putting Australia years off course on energy targets, with the cost blowout yet to be tallied, parliament learns.

AAP · May 22, 2023

Australia's biggest hydropower project faces delay to 2028

Australia's biggest hydropower project faces a delay of up to two years, likely pushing its start-up out to 2028, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the A$5 billion ($3.33 billion) renewable energy project.

Reuters · May 3, 2023