Wind farms on agenda

The Examiner, Page: 6
Wednesday, 17 May 2006

Energy Minister David Llewellyn will meet Industry Minister lan Macfarlane on Friday to discuss the future of wind farms in Tasmania. The meeting comes less than a week after renewable energy company Roaring 40s decided to shelve a $300 million Heemskirk wind farm earmarked for the West Coast. All other wind farm developments in Australia by the company will also be put on hold because of the Federal Government's renewable energy policy. The renewable energy sector wants the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target bumped up from 2 per cent.

Mr Llewellyn will fly to Darwin for the energy ministers' conference on Friday and petition Mr Macfarlane about the incentives for wind farm development.