Australia – Hydrogen plant in doubt as SA premier refuses to commit to $600m project linked to Whyalla steelworks
Australia – Hydrogen plant in doubt as SA premier refuses to commit to $600m project linked to Whyalla steelworks The site of the SA government’s proposed hydrogen plant at Whyalla. […] The post Australia – Hydrogen plant in doubt as SA premier refuses to commit to $600m project linked to Whyalla steelworks appeared first on Hydrogen Central.
Australia – Hydrogen plant in doubt as SA premier refuses to commit to $600m project linked to Whyalla steelworks
The site of the SA government’s proposed hydrogen plant at Whyalla. (ABC News: Brant Cumming)
In short:
The SA government has stopped short of guaranteeing the future of its $600 million hydrogen proposal outside Whyalla.
The hydrogen power plant and storage facility were first announced as an election commitment in 2021.
What’s next?
The government indicated the hydrogen proposal depended on developments at the Whyalla steelworks, but expressed concerns that the site’s owner GFG Alliance “doesn’t have the capital” to invest in the necessary upgrades.
Doubt has been cast over the future of a pledge to build a $600 million hydrogen power plant near Whyalla, with the South Australian premier refusing to guarantee the project will go ahead.
Peter Malinauskas said the money could be spent elsewhere in Whyalla, if the owner of the city’s steelworks did not invest in upgrading the trouble-plagued site.
By Whyalla steelworks owner, GFG Alliance.
Mr Malinauskas told state parliament on Wednesday that the government is owed a substantial sum of funds
He said,
Principally through being in arrears through royalty payments, that number is in the order of tens of millions of dollars,
Treasurer Stephen Mullighan said GFG had been in arrears on royalty payments for the past six months.
Mr Malinauskas said he was open to revealing the full amount owed to the public “if it is appropriate”.
He said GFG also owed money to SA Water but that it was “up to date” on other payments to the state government, such as payroll tax.
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