The energy company, Alinta, has abandoned plans to establish a solar-thermal plant in Port Augusta following the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's rejection of Alinta's application to fund a feasibility study into establishing the solar-thermal plant.
As we reported a year ago, Alinta had been planning to close the 240 megawatt Playford B coal-fired power station in Port Augusta. The 520 megawatt Northern coal-fired power station, also in Port Augusta, had been expected to be operated for only six months a year.
Alinta announced plans to convert the two coal-fired power stations to solar thermal technology.
Alinta now says it will look for renewable energy sources other than solar-thermal technology to complement its two coal-fired stations at Port Augusta.
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Can you tell us why?
It has been reported that ARENA withdrew its funding because of delays but, as far as I know, there has been no official comment from ARENA.
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