Victoria creates new body to modernise grid for wind and solar transition
18 February 2021 The Victorian Labor government has announced the creation of a new body to manage the “critical” next phase of the state’s transition to 50 per cent renewables by 2030 – the modernisation of its outdated and coal-based electricity grid. State energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio said on Wednesday that the new body, called VigGrid, would be charged with managing the suite of network investments required to accommodate the gigawatts of big solar and wind already installed and at various stages of development on the grid, and the gigawatts more to come. “Since June last y...
Source: reneweconomy.com.au