Infrastructure Priority List report released last week adding renewables as major areas of focus. Enertech PV CEO Luciano Giangiordano said while he was pleased to see investment in renewables as a priority, he remained concerned about red tape and regulators. A project on Lady Elliot Island by Sunshine Coast solar developer Luciano Giangiordano of EnerTech PV He said regulators and the numerous layers of red tape were holding back progress on his solar projects, which would help address the problem highlighted in the report. Being at the coalface and developing three solar projects (across Queensland) it s great that they re starting to make investment and focus attention on the bottlenecks from the technology side and the engineering side, he said.
An advisory group has published its list of what it thinks Australia's infrastructure priorities should be. It consists of 44 new nationally-significant infrastructure proposals which would cost A$59 billion ($46.4bn) to build.
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THE Ipswich to Springfield rail corridor has been recognised by the Federal Government’s independent infrastructure advisor as one of Australia’s top priority projects.
The public transport corridor has been added to Infrastructure Australia’s 2021 Infrastructure Priority List as the council seeks federal funding to progress the next stage of planning.
It is one of 44 new proposals added to the list, which makes up a $59 billion pipeline of investments ready for delivery.
Chair Julieanne Alroe said the projects included were “nationally significant priorities” for governments to progress to support the nation’s economic recovery from COVID-19.
26 February 2021
New renewable energy zones and dispatchable energy storage infrastructure have been added to an influential government list of high priority infrastructure priorities, recognised for their importance in a post-Covid Australian economy.
The 2021 Infrastructure Priority List, published by the federal government agency Infrastructure Australia, has seen a number of projects focused on the clean energy transition listed as high priority initiatives.
The latest edition of the list, published on Friday, sees the creation of new renewable energy zones, the addition of dispatchable energy storage resources and investments in new hydrogen export infrastructure as key priorities for Australia over the coming decades.
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Vital links for ag should be a priority
NSW Farmers is disappointed by Infrastructure Australia’s update to the national Infrastructure Priority List, which downplays the major role regional areas can make in a COVID-19 recovery.
NSW Farmers President James Jackson said the contribution of agriculture and regional communities to state and national economies can no longer be an afterthought, especially given the exponential growth of regional areas over the last year.
“Regional NSW makes up 40 percent of the state’s economy and generates one third of its total gross production. Agriculture alone adds just under $15.7 billion in economic output, of which a third is exported,” Mr Jackson said.