Senate debates

Monday, 1 July 2024

Questions without Notice

Renewable Energy

2:34 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) | Hansard source

Senator, what I would say to you is that there has been a lot of investment and a lot of interest from Australians, in terms of investors but also landowners and landholders, to be part of this transition. It is true that there are a lot of challenges associated with it, including investment in transmission, which is one of the reasons the government is working on both increasing the flexibility of the system and ensuring that more capacity is delivered across the country. For example, our Capacity Investment Scheme has delivered over 32 gigawatts of capacity. We've had the largest ever single tender for renewable energy, which is currently open for bids.

In relation to your issues, I don't have advice on— (Time expired)

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