Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Sarah Hanson-Young for her continued interest in this area. It is an area, as I understand it, that falls more directly in Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson's portfolio, but I will seek to achieve additional information in answer to a question from Minister Combet, where the question has been directed.

From Minister Martin Ferguson's area, they have committed a significant area through ARENA, which in addition is funding other large-scale solar projects including the $34 million to the 44-megawatt Solar Boost Project at Kogan Creek. The idea is that we are delivering on lowering our carbon emissions. We are looking at alternatives to increase our power consumption through these types of projects that Minister Ferguson has been working on. AGL Energy has been offered $130 million for the 159-megawatt photovoltaic power plant against two new sites—that is the type of work that we are— (Time expired)