Snowy Hydro
Commonwealth company, Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio.
When Snowy Hydro appeared at Senate Estimates: 1 session in 1 hearing, 2 h 10 min at the table; mentioned 48 times.
Topics raised: Government spending, Renewable energy, Snowy Hydro, Energy storage, Integrity, Infrastructure, Orders for documents, Electricity grid, Workplace relations, Water management, Energy prices, Animal welfare
Supplementary Budget Estimates 2026–27
- Environment and Communications
- 7:25:16 to 9:34:57 (2 h 10 min, high confidence)
- Snowy 2.0 Cost Reassessment
- Snowy Hydro 2.0 Opening Statement and Costs
- Feasibility of Initial Two Billion Dollar Estimate
- Debt Financing and Interest Cost Projections
- Project Viability and Potential Termination Costs
- Political Accountability for Snowy 2.0 Design
- Contract Reset and National Grid Benefits
- Geological Risk Management and Tunneling Progress
- Energy Transition and Document Production Orders
- Compliance with Senate Document Orders
- Impact of Increased Document Orders
- Snowy Hydro Cost Reassessment Components
- Timeline of Cost Report Correspondence
- Upper Murrumbidgee Environmental Water Review
- Tantangra Fish Screens and Biodiversity
- Project Cost Blowouts and Progress
- Addressing Geological and Technical Risks
- Inflationary Pressures on Construction Costs
- Requirement for Additional Government Support
- Political Accountability for Cost Blowouts
- Impact of Labor Costs and EBA
- Economic Modeling and Asset Valuation
- Transparency on Project Economic Benefits
- Political Debate on Project Management
Mentioned 10 times during other sessions.
- 7:25:16 to 9:34:57 (2 h 10 min, high confidence)
- Economics
Mentioned 1 times during other sessions.
- Finance and Public Administration, part 2
Mentioned 20 times during other sessions.
- Environment and Communications, part 2
Mentioned 2 times during other sessions.
- Finance and Public Administration, part 2
Mentioned 8 times during other sessions.
Additional Estimates 2025–26
- Environment and Communications
Mentioned 7 times during other sessions.