Parliamentary committee recommends overhead transmission but groups opposing 360km of lines being built across regional NSW vow to keep fighting
On Thursday Minns confirmed the government would push forward with plans to construct overland transmission lines.
“Most estimates indicate that undergrounding those cables is three times the cost of putting them overhead,” he said. “And that’s a cost that will be borne by businesses, households and consumers in NSW. It’s just too much money to pay.” They were backed by Nationals MPs and the Greens, who criticised the inquiry as “a missed opportunity” and a box-ticking exercise.
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