The Australian’s Environment Editor Graham Lloyd says Snowy Hydro 2.0 is “way behind schedule” and way over budget with estimates showing it could cost $20 billion.
“It’s way behind schedule, it’s way over budget and Chris Bowen is probably still trying to put enough political space between himself and the project as the costs and delays continue to mount,” Mr Lloyd told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“This was supposed to cost about $2 billion in the first instance, now the latest estimates are – it might be $20 billion.”
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