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Policy & Planning

Administrators call time on Whyalla Steelworks’ coal furnace “delusion,” hundreds of jobs to go
Administrators of Whyalla Steelworks abandon efforts to reboot the plant’s coal-fired blast furnace, wiping out more than 500 jobs and adding fresh difficulty to the planned sale of the industrial giant.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 14, 2026

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Solar

Gupta’s cash-strapped GFG mulling sale of Australian solar and battery projects
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance seeks buyers or partners for its Australian solar and battery projects as it re-emerges from wreckage of Greensill collapse.
Michael Mazengarb

May 6, 2021

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Adelaide hydrogen plant secures deal to supply “steel city” Whyalla
Adelaide’s Tonsley Hydrogen Park locks in a deal to supply steel hub Whyalla with zero emissions hydrogen, with first production about to start.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 26, 2020

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Renewables

AGL completes solar farm for Santos oil and processing in Whyalla
AGL has completed construction of a 2.12MW solar plant in Whyalla that will help lower cost for a Santos oil and gas processing facility.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 19, 2019

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Solar

Whyalla goes greener with $145m solar greenhouse, as Gupta effect grows
In a “big reveal” alongside GFG Alliance’s Sanjeev Gupta, Whyalla City Council announces China-backed deal to build 70 hectare solar powered intensive horticulture facility.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 11, 2018

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Renewables

Gupta doubles down on green industrial plans for Whyalla, powered by cheap renewables
Steel magnate unveils more sensational details of Whyalla’s renewable powered industrial revolution, including plans for an additional steel plant – “one of world’s biggest.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 10, 2018

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Solar

Adani set to build Whyalla solar farm, as it finalises supply contracts
Work set to begin on 140MW solar farm in South Australia industrial centre as Adani Renewables receives final green light for project.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 23, 2018

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Renewables

Renewable energy for industry next big thing for Australia, says IEA
International Energy Agency says solar, hydro and and wind have enormous potential for use in industrial processes – particularly in places like Australia, where the cost will be $USUS30/MWh.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 9, 2017

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Commentary

Adani’s Whyalla 140MW solar plant set for construction in 2018
Green industrial revolution continues at Whyalla, with Adani Group’s 140MW solar farm approved for construction.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 27, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Whyalla’s not a ghost town, it’s the centre of a green industrial revolution
Garnaut says renewables will cut energy costs to Whyalla steelworks by at least a third, and outlines plans for large scale solar, rooftop solar and pumped hydro and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 21, 2017

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