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Oct 2, 2026
Mary BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To have projects of this kind come along, which don't happen very often, which provide some additional opportunity for the businesses to expand their capacity, their revenue base, their client base, there's the excitement in that.
James TugwellCORRESPONDENT
That enthusiasm is being closely watched across the renewable energy sector, where many projects have struggled to move from planning to construction, according to Climate and Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute, Alison Reeve.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The hope of the industry is that this project is a sign that that pipeline is finally moving of projects.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And so this is going to be the first of quite a lot of projects, particularly on the East Coast, that now start to get built.
Mary BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To have projects of this kind come along, which don't happen very often, which provide some additional opportunity for the businesses to expand their capacity, their revenue base, their client base, there's the excitement in that.
James TugwellCORRESPONDENT
That enthusiasm is being closely watched across the renewable energy sector, where many projects have struggled to move from planning to construction, according to Climate and Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute, Alison Reeve.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The hope of the industry is that this project is a sign that that pipeline is finally moving of projects, and so this is going to be the first of quite a lot of projects, particularly on the East Coast, that now start to get built.
James TugwellCORRESPONDENT
This project is the first of more than two dozen wind projects to reach construction under the federal government's capacity investment scheme.
Mary BrownSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To have projects of this kind come along, which don't happen very often, which provide some additional opportunity for the businesses to expand their capacity, their revenue base, their client base, there's the excitement in that.
James TugwellCORRESPONDENT
That enthusiasm is being closely watched across the renewable energy sector, where many projects have struggled to move from planning to construction, according to Climate and Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute, Alison Reeve.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The hope of the industry is that this project is a sign that that pipeline is finally moving of projects.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And so this is going to be the first of quite a lot of projects, particularly on the East Coast, that now start to get built.
Christy Sexton McGrathCORRESPONDENT
Energy Minister Chris Bowen is meeting with leaders in India and Saudi Arabia this week as the government works to shore up Australia's fuel security.
Christy Sexton McGrathCORRESPONDENT
But the Grattan Institute's Alison Reeve says Australia can source fuel from elsewhere if the US restricts exports.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We've got buffers, which, uh, are what the, um, the government calls the mandatory stockholding obligation.
Christy Sexton McGrathCORRESPONDENT
Mm-hmm.
Megan HughesHOST
And there are fears that a potential export ban by American President Donald Trump could send prices even higher.
Megan HughesHOST
Alison Reeve is the Grattan Institute's Energy and Climate Change Program Director.
Megan HughesHOST
She says Australia imports the majority of the fuel used in the country.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's because over time we've run down our own oil reserves and as a result a lot of our refineries have closed.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If the government is worried about particular sectors or particular groups of households who are facing these high prices, it would be much better to do something that's very targeted.
Alison ReeveSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So if, for example, they're worried about impact on low-income households or aged care workers or something like that, what you want to do is a targeted payment to those people and to have it linked to the price so that the assistance drops away when the price drops back down again.
Megan HughesHOST
Alison Reeve from the Grattan Institute speaking with Stephanie Ferrier.
Megan HughesHOST
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