EXPERT REACTION: New solar thermal power plant in SA
It has just been reported that Port Augusta will be home to a $650 million, 150-megawatt solar thermal power plant, which should be ready and operational by 2020. SA Premier Jay Weatherill says the plant could lead to lower power prices, and it would supply 100 per cent of the power required by state government projects.
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