Victoria to fast-track the construction of 50 new wind turbines worth $200m

Premier Daniel Andrews has moved in an opposite direction to Tony Abbott over renewable energy with a plan he says will create 1,000 jobs for regional Victoria

The Victorian government has set itself against the Coalition government over renewable energy by fast-tracking plans to build 50 new wind turbines worth $200m.

The premier, Daniel Andrews, made the announcement on Friday at Keppel Prince Engineering, the same wind tower manufacturer in the state's south-west where 100 staff were made redundant in 2014 because of uncertainty regarding the federal government's renewable energy target.