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Key Victorian transmission line hit by two-year delay

One of Victoria’s key transmission projects needed to underpin the state’s shift away from coal power has been delayed by a further two years to allow more time to negotiate land access for the contentious venture.

The delay in the completion date for the $3.3 billion VNI West project until late 2030 has dealt another blow to the troubled roll-out of clean energy generation to meet end-of-decade targets for renewable energy and emissions reduction.

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Angela Macdonald-Smith writes on the resources industry with a focus on energy, including gas, oil, electricity and renewables. Connect with Angela on Twitter. Email Angela at amacdonald-smith@afr.com
Ryan Cropp is an energy and climate reporter at The Australian Financial Review based in the Canberra bureau.

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