Coalition likely to give $11m to Vales Point coal-fired power station for upgrade
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ZBJA)
Scott Morrison's government has quietly told the station's owners the money will likely be allocated in the 2020 budget
The Morrison government has made it known to the owners of the Vales Point coal-fired power plant that they are likely to get an $11m grant to upgrade the facility in the May budget.
Canberra buried the probable commitment to the coal project on page 12 of a 13-page $2bn agreement with the Berejiklian government to increase gas supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector.
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