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Energy Minister Pledges to Bring Solar Panel Manufacturing Back to Australia

Minister Chris Bowen announced that local manufacturer Sundrive would move their factory to the old site of the Liddell Power Station.
Energy Minister Pledges to Bring Solar Panel Manufacturing Back to Australia
Chris Bowen, minister for energy and climate change, speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 16, 2022. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
Alfred Bui
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Australian Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has promised to reinvigorate the solar manufacturing industry with a $1 billion (US$650 million) package.

In a recent video on social media, the minister provided an update on the Solar SunShot program, which is part of an ambitious plan to turn Australia into a “renewable energy superpower” via $40 billion worth of investment.
Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].