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Electric Cable Protection-Japan-Australia-Germany

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Japanese Rail – According to Wikipedia

The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as JR Group, is a group of successors of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR). The JR Group lies at the heart of Japan’s railway network, operating almost all intercity rail services and a large proportion of commuter rail services.

The six passenger operating companies of the JR Group are separated by region, but many operate long-distance train services beyond their regional boundaries. The six companies are: Hokkaido Railway Company, East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company, Shikoku Railway Company, and Kyushu Railway Company.

Freight service belongs to Japan Freight Railway Company or JR Freight which operates all freight network previously owned by JNR.

Major private railways

Japan also features multiple competing private railway systems. In post-war Japan, the Japanese government encouraged private corporations to develop their own mass transit systems in order to quickly rebuild the country’s urban transport networks.

Private rail lines were encouraged to compete with each other as well as the national rail lines with the government’s role limited to regulation of fares. In exchange for developing rail lines, private corporations were given business opportunities to diversify their operations and develop the real estate surrounding their railway networks.

By allowing private corporations to control transit oriented developments as well as railway lines, planned communities were facilitated allowing private railway operators to establish a vertically integrated business of developing residential, business, industrial and retail land and the commuting methods used by the populace to travel between such areas.

As such, through diversification of their business, the majority of the private railways in Japan are financially independent and their railway operations are usually profitable, in sharp contrast to most transit networks in other countries.

The following 16 companies are classified as the major private railways and are operating 2,870.1 kilometers of railways. In a one-year period from April 2009, a total of 9.46 billion passengers (118 billion passenger kilometers) traveled on these major railways.

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Bird attack: cockatoos feast on NBN cables

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According to the Sunshine Coast Daily:

Birds Cause Havoc to the NBN Network – Chewing cables

AUSTRALIANS are hungry for fast internet and it turns out cockatoos have developed an appetite for it as well.

Cockatoos feasting on spare fibre-optic cables, which are strung across the National Broadband Network’s 2000 fixed-wireless towers, have racked up an $80,000 damage bill.

Flocks are attracted to the wires as they need a sturdy surface to sharpen their beaks. Their damage can destroy entire cables, which cost about $10,000 to replace.

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Back to Sunshine Coast Daily report: However, the bird attack has only caused a short-term flap, as the NBN has developed a $14 solution to prevent pesky flocks from further damage.

UV-stable canisters that encase cable ends have been installed across the $3billion fixed-wireless network for about a month.

Nbn’s build project manager, MND fixed wireless (capacity and expansion program), Chedryian Bresland, said it was unfortunate cockatoos had taken a liking to their cables.

“They are constantly sharpening their beaks and as a result will attack and tear apart anything they come across,” he said.

“You wouldn’t think it was possible, but these birds are unstoppable when in a swarm.

“I guess that’s Australia for you. If the spiders and snakes don’t get you, the cockys will.”

The cables being damaged are not the active lines that deliver broadband and telephony services, but spares left hanging for future upgrades.

“We’ve been going back to our sites and discovering all this damage on the spare cables we had been hoping to use on our towers,” Mr Bresland said

“They were damaged to the point of not being repairable which has forced us to rip out the whole lot and completely rerun new fibre and power cables. That costs us about $10,000 every time we have to do that.”

The worst cockatoo attacks were in the Shepparton region in Victoria, and there were also problems in central New South Wales.

Cockatoos are estimated to cost the telecommunications industry millions of dollars, in what is described as a uniquely Australian problem.

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Cockatoos peck $80,000 from nbn coffers

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According to Finder

Technicians discovered eight towers where cockatoos have stripped back and destroyed around 200 cables.

Australia’s native parrots, cockatoos, have been causing a surprising amount of damage to the National Broadband Network’s power and fibre cables, already costing around $80,000 in repairs and replacements.

In a recent blog post, nbn revealed that it “used to be nut, fruit and cereal crops that were ravaged” but instead, the birds have developed a taste for cables strung from fixed-wireless towers across regional Australia.

The cockatoos aren’t targeting live or active cables that are protected by a ribbed plastic casing. Rather, they’re going after spare cables strung on the towers for future capacity needs. Because these cables are not active, there’s no way to know whether or not they’ve been damaged until technicians inspect or upgrade them.

The infrastructure repairs already total approximately $80,000 and multiple network disruptions have occurred. Damaged power and fibre cables can reportedly cost up to $10,000 each to fix and replace.

Technicians discovered eight towers where cockatoos have stripped back and destroyed around 200 cables.

The cockatoos bite the cables to wear down and maintain the condition of their continually growing beaks.

“You wouldn’t think it was possible, but these birds are unstoppable when in a swarm. I guess that’s Australia for you; if the spiders and snakes don’t get you, the cookies will,” nbn build manager Chedryian Bresland said.

“We’ve been going back to our sites and discovering all this damage on the spare cables we had been hoping to use on our towers. They were damaged to the point of not being repairable, which has forced us to rip out the whole lot and completely re-run new fibre and power cables.”

The cockatoos have managed to cause damage to Australia’s regular telecommunications infrastructure too. Flocks of cockatoos have actually gnawed through stainless steel braid to get to telecommunications cables.

nbn has replaced the damaged cables and installed small UV-stable canisters on fixed-wireless towers that encase cable ends and ideally keeps them far out of reach from the clamorous flocks of native cockatoos.

The canisters – which cost just $14 – are also being installed at all new NBN fixed-wireless tower sites.

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Cockatoos Destroy Australia’s Broadband Network

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According to MentalFloss

Slow or fickle internet is the headache felt around the world. But Australians have a particularly bad case of broadband blues, thanks in part to its wild birds. As Reuters reports, cockatoos—a type of parrot with a distinctive feather crest—are chewing up power and fiber cables, and causing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.

Australia’s internet is notoriously slow. (It’s currently ranked 50th in the world by speed, according to a recent report.) This prompted officials to launch a US$36 to US$38 billion broadband network plan, which will quite literally bring the nation up to speed. It’s slated for completion in 2021, but construction delays and budget overspills will likely prolong the process, according to Bloomberg.

The project has received plenty of public criticism due to its cost and sluggish download speeds, among other issues. Now, officials (and engineers) face yet another obstacle: cockatoos. Native to Australia, the birds typically dine on fruit, nuts, wood, and bark. But they’ve taken to chowing down on cables, which are strung from nearly 2000 fixed wireless towers around Australia.

“Cockatoos have developed their penchant for cables to maintain their hard, sharp beaks that incessantly grow and must be constantly worn down to remain in top working condition,” explained Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) in a recent blog post. (The NBN is the body responsible for improving the country’s broadband infrastructure.)

Meanwhile, Gisela Kaplan, a professor in animal behavior at the University of New England, told Reuters that the color or position of the cables might have enticed the birds. Typically, she says, they prefer pecking at wood or bark.

So far, cables on eight towers in Australia have been destroyed, with as many as 200 cables suffering damages. (Many of these towers are located in southeast Australia, where grain is grown.) These cables are spares, which are strung for future capacity needs. Unlike the active cables, they aren’t protected by plastic casing, which makes them vulnerable to bird nibbles. Technicians also can’t tell if they’re damaged until they arrive on site for maintenance or upgrades.

The birds’ insatiable chewing habits have led to costly repair bills. Replacements for frayed power and fiber cables cost up to $7650 U.S. each—and so far, the cockatoos have rendered around $61,500 worth of equipment useless according to the NBN.

“You wouldn’t think it was possible, but these birds are unstoppable when in a swarm,” said project manager Chedryian Bresland, according to NBN. “I guess that’s Australia for you; if the spiders and snakes don’t get you, the cockies will.”

To prevent future damages, NBN officials plan to install inexpensive protective casing on cable ends. Hopefully, the birds won’t find them as delicious as steel-braid wires.

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Australia cockatoos chew billion-dollar broadband

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According to the BBC:

Australia’s multimillion dollar broadband network is under attack – from cockatoos.

The National Broadband Network (NBN) company said it has spent tens of thousands of dollars so far fixing cables chewed by the birds.

Australian broadband is already criticised for being slow. According to a recent report it ranks 50th in the world for internet speed.

NBN estimates the bill will rise sharply as more damage is uncovered.

But engineers returning to sites have found spare cables chewed and frayed. The culprits are cockatoos, a type of parrot which normally eats fruit, nuts, wood and bark.

NBN has had to replace power and fibre cables at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars each time. So far, they say, they have spent A$80,000.

Eating cables “would have to be an acquired taste,” animal behaviourist Gisela Kaplan told Reuters.

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Western Australia and Alstom Sign Contract for 43 Trains

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Alstom and the Public Transport Authority (PTA) of Western Australia have signed a contract for 43 METRONET trains (246 cars).

Delivering on an election commitment, at least 50 percent of the rail cars will be built in Western Australia. As part of the contract Alstom will also build a manufacturing and assembly plant in Bellevue.

This contract is the biggest rail car order in the history of the Australian state. It is valued at 1.253 billion AUD (800 million euros), which is under the original budget of 1.6 billion AUD originally earmarked for this order.

Alstom Rolling Stock Contract with Western Australia

144 of the new rail cars will replace the ageing A-Series, while a further 6 rail cars will replace the existing Australind service. In total Alstom will design, supply, manufacture, test and commission 41 six-car electric trains and 2 three-car diesel trains. The contract also includes an option for a further 30 EMU’s as well as two further options for five years of maintenance each.

  • The first C-Series trains to leave the Bellevue plant will enter service in 2022.
  • Delivery will continue for seven years.
  • The Australind rail cars should follow soon after, in 2022–23.

The six-car C-Series trains will have a capacity of approximately 1,200, which is an increase of around 80 compared to two three-car B-Series trains. They will feature three double doors per car for improved passenger flow and all the train doors will be fully accessible. The trains will be based on Alstom’s X’Trapolis range of flexible suburban trains and have a service life of 35 years.

Manufacturing and Assembly Plant Contract

  • The Alstom manufacturing site in Bellevue, Western Australia, will measure 12,000 square metres.
  • This site will be responsible for the rail car maintenance for 30 years.
  • A minimum of 50% of the contract value is to be delivered locally.
  • Up until now the majority of the trains in Western Australia were actually manufactured in Queensland. Only 2 percent of the associated work was done in Western Australia.

Construction of the Bellevue plant started in 2020 and should be completed in 2021.

By manufacturing locally, the cost per rail car is reduced – from 4.05 million AUD per rail car to roughly 2.97 million AUD per rail car for this current order of C-Series trains.

Maintenance

  • The maintenance of the C-Series trains will take place at PTA’s Nowergup depot.
  • It will take advantage of Alstom’s HealthHub™ predictive maintenance tools, which aim to optimise the performance and reliability of the rolling stock throughout their lifespan.

As a result of this project there will be major technological transfer to Western Australia, creating the most technologically advanced train manufacturing and maintenance sites in the country.

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Victoria’s renewable energy targets

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The Victorian Government is leading the way for an orderly renewable energy transition.

The government is giving the renewable energy sector the confidence needed to invest in:

  • new renewable energy projects
  • supply chain development
  • local jobs that will ensure a sustainable, growing economy for our State.

The Victorian Government has increased the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET) to 50 per cent by 2030.

The increased target of 50% by 2030 has been legislated in the Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Act 2017 (Vic), building on Victoria’s previously legislated renewable energy generation targets of 25% by 2020 and 40% by 2025.

In 2020, renewable energy sources generated more than 26 per cent of Victoria’s electricity, enabling Victoria to meet the first VRET target for 25% renewable energy generation by 2020.

Meeting the VRET targets will bring forward significant investment in new renewable energy projects in Victoria, supporting the reliability of Victoria’s electricity supply.

This will:

  • generate billions of dollars of additional economic activity in Victoria
  • create thousands of jobs
  • put downward pressure on electricity prices
  • reduce emissions from electricity generation, contributing to Victoria’s long-term target of net zero emissions by 2050.

VRET is part of a package of policy reforms designed to deliver investment and employment in Victoria, ensuring a sustainable economy for current and future generations.

This package includes the:

  • Renewable Energy Action Plan
  • Climate Change Act 2017
  • TAKE2 pledge program
  • New Energy Jobs Fund,
  • The Solar Homes Program

The achievement of the targets is supported by the VRET 2017 Reverse Auction, which awarded long-term contracts to 6 new renewable energy projects.

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Numurkah Solar Farm

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The 128 MW Numurkah Solar Farm is one of the largest solar farms in Victoria and a key part of Victoria’s clean affordable energy transition.

The energy produced is exported directly into the grid with a portion being used to power the Laverton Steelworks as well as providing renewable energy to offset the Melbourne tram network as part of the Victoria government’s Solar Trams Initiative.

The solar farm provides many benefits to the surrounding community including: a $15,000 annual Community Benefit Fund, employment for 6 local workers and opportunities for local businesses.

History

Initial development of the solar farm began in 2016.

The location for the solar farm was chosen based on the plentiful sunlight and the close proximity to local transmission lines.

Construction began in October 2018 and was completed 9 months later in July 2019 at a cost of $198 million.

The solar farm was officially opened on 13 July 2019 by The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change

“This is Victoria’s largest solar farm – we’re proud to have supported a project that has delivered hundreds of jobs in regional Victoria.”
– Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change

They partnered with Downer who designed, built and now maintain the solar farm.

“The Numurkah solar farm will provide significant environmental and economic benefits to the community, and we’re proud to have partnered with Neoen to deliver this project”

-Pat Burke, Executive General Manager, Asset Services

For The Community

  • $15,000 community benefit fund
  • 6 permanent full-time staff who all live in the surrounding community
  • Ongoing opportunities for local businesses to support and work on the project through operations
  • Agrisolar partnerships with local landowners

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The Community Benefit Sharing Program provides significant, meaningful benefits to communities around the Numurkah Solar Farm.

Numurkah Solar Farm has a $15,000 annual Community Benefit Fund. It provides grants to local community groups.

Solar Energy Projects

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Victoria’s Solar

A summary of solar energy facilities in Victoria that are operational, approved, in process and under construction.

Energy Facilities

Status

Capacity (MW)
Operating 550.2
Approved (not operational) 4657.5
Planning permit application lodged and process underway 861
Under construction 710

Total

6728.7

Operating

Project

Maximum Power (MW)

Operator

Location

Commissioned
Bannerton 88 Foresight Solar Fund 11 km south of Robinvale September 2018
Echuca Solar Project 5 ACEnergy 3 km south of Echuca July 2020
Gannawarra 60 Wirsol & Edify Energy 14 km west of Kerang April 2018
Girgarre Project 5 ACEnergy 3 km south west of Girgarre July 2020
Karadoc 112 BayWa r.e. 26 km south of Mildura December 2018
Mildura 3.2 B Electric 19 km south of Mildura
Numurkah 128 Neoen 3.5 km east of Wunghnu July 2019
Numurkah Apsu 5 Apsu 3 km north west of Numurkah
Robinvale 9.2 Murray River Energy Company 2 km south of Robinvale July 2020
Scato Plus Compost Heliostatic 0.5 Raygen 6 km north east of Newbridge
Stanhope Project 5 ACEnergy 5 km south west of Stanhope July 2020
Swan Hill 19.3 Impact Investment Group 3 km west of Swan Hill July 2018
Wemen 110 Wirsol 30 km south west of Robinvale October 2018

Total

526

Approved (not operational)

Proposal

Maximum Power (MW)

Proponent

Location

Approved
Axedale 180 UPC Renewables 7.5 km north east of Axedale March 2020
Baringhup 75 RED 2 km west of Baringup December 2019
Bendigo 55 BayWa r.e. 8 km east of Bridgewater
Carag Carag 12 Enerpac Australia 7 km west of Stanhope May 2019
Carisbrook 90 IB VOGT GMBH 5 km east of Carisbrook June 2018
Carwarp 100 Canadian Solar Group 30 km south of Mildura
Congupna 68 X-Elio 5 km north east of Congupna
Derby 100 ACEnergy 6 km south east of bridgewater
Fifth Street, Merebin 7.5 Powervault Global 7 km west of Mildura
Frasers 75 South Energy 5 km north of Glengarry September 2020
Gannawarra Stage 2 300 Wirsol & Edify Energy 15 km west of Kerang
Girgarre Solar 85 Enel Green Power Australia 6 km south west of Girgarre May 2018
Girgarre Project 2 5 ACEnergy 1.5 km south of Girgarre
Glenrowan 140 Esco Pacific 2 km south west of Glenrowan February 2019
Goorambat 75 South Energy 2 km south of Goorambat
Goorambat Stewarton (East) 250 Neoen 2 km south of Goorambat
Greentech 2 5 ACEnergy 4.5 km south of Yarroweyah July 2019
Greentech 3 5 ACEnergy 13 km north of Rochester
Greentech 5 5 ACEnergy 12 km east of Shepparton
Greentech 6 5 ACEnergy 3 km north of Tatura
Greentech 8 5 ACEnergy 2 km south west of Raywood August 2020
Horsham 130 Esco Pacific 4 km east of Horsham December 2017
Kennedys Creek 150 South Energy 5 km north east of Benalla November 2020
Kerang Acciona 40 Acciona 2 km south of Kerang August 2017
Kerang CleanGen 1 60 CleanGen 4 km south of Kerang August 2012
Kerang CleanGen 2 60 CleanGen 7 km south of Kerang January 2013
Kerang Greenswitch 50 Greenswitch 5 km south of Kerang January 2013
Laceby 70 Bison Energy 5 km north east of Glenrowan September 2020
Lancaster 80 Esco Pacific 8 km east of Kyabram December 2018
Ledcourt 5 GreentechGreentech 16 km north east of Stawell November 2020
Lemnos 100 Neoen 8 km north east of Shepparton
Macorna 100 KIG Energy 15 km west of Cohuna
Maffra 30 ARP Australian Solar 2 km north east of Maffra July 2018
Mallee 250 Energy Australia 20 km south of Mildura
Moira 3 IB VOGT 90 John Symes 2.5 km south of Wungnhu
Mokoan 30 Lightsource BP 9 km west of Glenrowan
Murra Warra 235 RES 22 km south of Warracknabeal December 2017
Naring 60 Lightsource BP 10 km east of Numurkah February 2019
Nhill 5 Vibe Energy 2.5 km south of Nhill August 2020
Nowingi 250 Lyon Group 45 km south of Mildura January 2017
Numurkah Project 5 ACEnergy 5 km north of Numurkah February 2019
Numurkah Project 2 5 ACEnergy 3 km north of Numurkah April 2019
Ouyen 10 BayWa r.e. 1.5 km north of Ouyen April 2017
Prairie 240 Pacific Hydro 3 km west of Mitiamo January 2019
Raywood 200 South Energy 6 km south if Raywood
Red Cliffs 28 Australian Solar Group 25 km south of Mildura October 2015
SSE 331 Sydney Road 5 Southern Sustainable Electric 4 kmeast of Benalla August 2020
Stanhope 30 Globird 2 km east of Sztanhope March 2020
Stanhope Project 2 5 ACEnergy 5 km south east of Stanhope June 2019
Stanhope Project 3 5 ACEnergy 3 km south of Stanhope
Stanhope Project 4 5 ACEnergy 3 km south of Stanhope
Stanhope Project 5 5 ACEnergy 2.5 km north west of Stanhope
Tallygaroopna 30 X-Elio 2 km east of Tallygaroopna
Tatura East 45 CleanGen 6 km east of Tatura
Tragowel 430 Tragowel Pty Ltd 16 km south of Kerang October 2018
Wangaratta 20 Countyside Solar 5 km east of Wangaratta November 2017
Wodonga 50 Wodonga Solar Power 10 km north east of Chiltern February 2018
Wungnhu Project 5 ACEnergy 1.5 km south of Wungnhu April 2019
Wungnhu Solar 102 X-Elio 1.5 km north west of Wungnhu December 2017

Total

4657.5

Planning Permit Application Lodged and Process Underway

Proposal

Maximum Power (MW)

Proponent

Location

New or Amended Permit
Corop 400 Leeson Group 6 km north west of Rushworth New
Goornong 5 ACEnergy 19 km north east of Bendigo New
Greengold Numurkah 5 Greengold Energy 4 km north east of Numurkah New
GVCE Mooroopna 18 GVCE Mooroopna Solar Pty Ltd 1 km south of Mooroopna New
Inverleigh 19 Inverleigh Wind Farm 6 km south of Inverleigh New
Mokoan 2 30 Lightsource BP 9 km west of Glenrowan New
Morwell 70 ARP Australian Solar Pty Ltd 3.5 km south east of Morwell New
Newstead 10 Renewable Newstead 2.5 km west of Newstead New
Perry Bridge 50 Solis Renewable Energy Pty Ltd 8 km east of Stratford New
Ravenswood 63 FRV Services 12.5 km north east of Maldon New
Toolern Vale 16 Tetris Energy Pty Ltd 5.5 km west of Diggers Rest New
Viewbank 75 FRV Services 4 km east of Stanhope New
Winton North 100 Marble Solar 4 km west of Glenrowan New

Total

861

Under Construction

Project

Maximum Power (MW)

Proponent

Location
Cohuna 34 Leeson Group 8.5 km south of Cohuna
Glenrowan West 130 Overland Sun Farming / Wirtgen Invest 5 km west of Glenrowan
Katamatite Project 5 ACEnergy 3.5 km north of Katamatite
Kiamal 350 Eren Renewable Energy 4 km north of Ouyen
Winton 85 FRV 9 km west of Glenrowan
Yatpool 106 Overland Solar Farming 22 km south of Mildura

Total

710

 

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has not always tracked the development of solar energy facilities in Victoria. The information above has, in most cases, come from local councils and other sources. While all endeavours are made to ensure the information is complete, accurate and current, it should not be assumed to be 100% correct.

Solar Farm Project Powers Victoria’s Renewable Energy Industry

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Victoria’s renewable energy industry is further strengthened.

With an ambitious solar farm roll-out by an innovation led investment firm, Providence Asset Group has announced that it has extended its footprint into regional Victoria with an initial five solar farms that are already operational.

And in addition to Providence’s growing portfolio of regional, community-based solar projects (now the largest of any renewable energy investment company in Australia), the following Providence-owned farms form part of the six new solar farms now under construction for Providence.

  • Katamatite
  • Numurkah
  • Echuca West
  • Echuca
  • Stanhope

The game-changer for the Victorian sites.

Providence will be constructing innovative storage facilities based on hydrogen technology that’s being pioneered in Australia. A total of 30MWh of advanced hybrid storage technology – including hydrogen storage and traditional Li-ion batteries – will be attached to each site.

Providence Asset Group CEO Henry Sun said for the Victorian communities hosting the solar farms there are potential opportunities for local investment in the projects, and the prospect of cheaper electricity under a future power purchase agreement.

“Providence recognises the enormous opportunities that exist in our regions and we’re excited to be partnering with regional communities and offering opportunities for more affordable energy and even local investment,” he said.

The Victorian Government has set a renewable energy target of 50% by 2030 and a long-term target of zero net emissions by 2050.

With abundant renewable resources to harness and these ambitious yet achievable targets, Victoria’s new energy sector has plenty to offer investors.

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