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Billions over budget and years late: How Snowy 2.0 got here

Podcast: ABC News Top Stories
Published: Jun 3, 2026
Duration seconds: 210
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Summary

Australia's most ambitious renewable energy project is slowly nearing completion, but experts are divided on whether Snowy 2.0 will ever justify its snowballing price tag.