High in NSW’s rugged Snowy Mountains, one of the world’s most ambitious engineering projects is battling an onslaught of cost pressures, supply chain delays and transmission challenges to realise its role as an enabler of Australia’s energy transition.
The Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro storage project is intended to give a very 21st century facelift to a mighty icon of the country’s post-WWII recovery effort, providing critical support for its ever-accelerating push to clean power.
Angela Macdonald-SmithSenior resources writerAngela 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
