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Melbourne's desal plant – where will the money come from?

By Robert Merkel on March 9, 2009

According to The Age, the two private-sector consortia bidding to build and operate Melbourne’s proposed desalination plant can’t borrow enough money to finance the construction: Premier John Brumby’s $3.1 billion desalination plant, the cornerstone of his plan to drought-proof Melbourne, [...]

Posted in Markets, Melbourne, Victoria, Water | Tagged credit crunch, desalination, global financial crisis, public-private partnership | 73 Responses

Water tanks, round 247

By Robert Merkel on August 26, 2008

The water tank wars are going another round, this time in the Victorian state cabinet, according to yesterday’s Age: The behind-the-scenes Government debate centres on the role of tanks in light of last year’s contentious decision to spend almost $5 [...]

Posted in Environment, Melbourne, Victoria, Water | Tagged desalination, stormwater, water tanks | 52 Responses

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