Following delays, the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project, which is promised to store enough energy to power three million homes, will not be fully operational until December 2029.

Paul Broad, who was the CEO of Snowy 2.0 for a decade, believes that Minister for Energy Chris Bowen needs to face some “hard truths”.

“The notion that we can have 80 per cent renewables by 2030 is bullshit,” Broad told Ben Fordham. 

“Eraring CANNOT close…If the lights don’t go out I’ll be awfully surprised,” he said.

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