Shine Energy invited to apply for Collinsville power station grant two days after securing it
by Ben Smee from Environment | The Guardian on (#562Y6)
Exclusive: Federal government gave proponent of coal-fired power plant a $4m grant despite having no energy sector experience
The proponent of a coal-fired power station at Collinsville in north Queensland was asked to lodge an application for a $4m feasibility study grant two days after it had already been publicly announced as the recipient.
The government's support for the project has broadly been considered a concession to pro-coal Nationals and an effective political wedge in Queensland coal country.
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