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Building renewable power: Govt challenged to strike environmental balance

Mercury chief executive Vince Hawksworth says the Government must smooth the consenting path to enable the financing and construction of more renewable power plants. Photos: Supplied / digital montage

Power companies say the environmental regulations are making it too hard to build new wind farms – and have stopped the construction of transitional gas power plants entirely

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