VicGrid Scales Back Renewable Energy Ambitions in New Draft Plan

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The 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan (VTP) appears to have reined in the state’s renewable ambitions.

VicGrid Scales Back Renewable Energy Ambitions in New Draft Plan

A view of Wonthaggi Wind Farm to the south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, on July 7, 2015. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Crystal-Rose Jones

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A Victorian government agency tasked with developing infrastructure for renewables has significantly scaled back its visions for future expansion.

VicGrid, a government agency established in 2021 under the state’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, was set up specifically to coordinate and plan the state’s Renewable Energy Zones (REZs), generally comprising wind, solar, and battery farms.

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