TUhulumeni wase-Australia usanda kwethula ingxoxo yomphakathi mayelana nohlelo lokutshalwa kwezimali kwamandla. Le nkampani yocwaningo ibikezela ukuthi lolu hlelo luzoshintsha imithetho yomdlalo yokukhuthaza amandla ahlanzekile e-Australia.
Abaphenduli babenesikhathi kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Agasti kulo nyaka sokunikeza umbono ngalolu hlelo, oluzohlinzeka ngeziqinisekiso zemali engenayo yokukhiqizwa kwamandla avuselelekayo angasetshenziswa. UNgqongqoshe Wezamandla wase-Australia uChris Bowen uchaze lolu hlelo njengomgomo "wokusetshenziswa kwesitoreji samandla", njengoba izinhlelo zokugcina zidingeka ukuze kuvunyelwe ukukhiqizwa kwamandla avuselelekayo angasetshenziswa.
UMnyango Wezokuguquka Kwesimo Sezulu, Amandla, Imvelo kanye Namanzi wase-Australia ushicilele umqulu wokubonisana nomphakathi ochaza indlela ehlongozwayo kanye nomklamo wohlelo, olandelwa ukubonisana.
Uhulumeni uhlose ukufaka izikhungo zokuphehla amandla ahlanzekile ezingaphezu kuka-6GW ngalolu hlelo, okulindeleke ukuthi lulethe utshalomali oluyi-A$10 billion ($6.58 billion) emkhakheni wezamandla ngo-2030.
Lesi sibalo sitholakale ngokumodela yi-Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Kodwa-ke, uhlelo luzophathwa ezingeni lesifundazwe futhi lulungiswe ngokwezidingo zangempela zendawo ngayinye kunethiwekhi yamandla.
Lokho kwenzeka naphezu kokuba ongqongqoshe bezamandla bezwe lonke kanye nezifunda zase-Australia behlangane ngoDisemba futhi bavumelana ngokomthetho ukuthi baqalise lolu hlelo.
UDkt. Bruce Mountain, isazi sezomnotho wezamandla eVictorian Energy Policy Center (VEPC), uthe ekuqaleni kwalonyaka ukuthi uhulumeni wobumbano wase-Australia uzoba nesibopho esikhulu sokuqondisa nokuxhumanisa iphrojekthi, kuyilapho ukuqaliswa kanye nokwenza izinqumo eziningi ezibalulekile kuzokwenzeka ezingeni likahulumeni.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ukuguqulwa komklamo wemakethe ye-National Electricity Market (NEM) yase-Australia kube yimpikiswano yobuchwepheshe ende eholwa ngumlawuli, njengoba umlawuli efaka izikhungo zokuphehla ezisebenzisa amalahle noma izikhungo zokuphehla ezisebenzisa igesi esicelweni sokuklama, kusho uMountain. Impikiswano ifinyelele esiphethweni.
Imininingwane eyinhloko ukukhishwa kokukhiqizwa kwamalahle kanye negesi yemvelo ohlelweni.
Uhulumeni wase-Australia uqhutshwa ngokwengxenye yisenzo sezulu kanye namandla ahlanzekile, kanti ungqongqoshe wezamandla wase-Australia unesibopho salokho futhi ufuna ukwenza izivumelwano nongqongqoshe bezamandla besifundazwe, abanomthwalo wemfanelo ngokomthethosisekelo wokuphatha ukuphakelwa kukagesi.
Ekupheleni konyaka odlule, kusho uMountain, lokhu kwaholela ekumenyezelweni kwe-Capacity Investment Scheme njengendlela enemininingwane eyisisekelo yokukhipha ukukhiqizwa kwamalahle negesi ekunxephezelweni ngaphansi kwalolu hlelo.
UNgqongqoshe Wezamandla uChris Bowen ukuqinisekisile ukuthi lolu hlelo luzoqala kulo nyaka, ngemuva kokukhishwa kwesabelomali sikazwelonke sase-Australia ngoMeyi.
Isigaba sokuqala salolu hlelo kulindeleke ukuthi siqaliswe kulo nyaka, siqale ngamathenda eNingizimu Australia naseVictoria kanye nethenda eNew South Wales ephethwe yi-Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
Ngokusho kwephepha lokubonisana, lolu hlelo luzoqaliswa kancane kancane phakathi kuka-2023 no-2027 ukusiza i-Australia ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zayo zokuthembeka kohlelo lukagesi ngo-2030. Uhulumeni wase-Australia uzohlola kabusha isidingo samathenda engeziwe ngale kuka-2027 njengoba kudingeka.
Amaphrojekthi ezinsiza zomphakathi noma ezizimele aqeda ukuxhaswa ngezimali ngemva kukaDisemba 8, 2022 azofanelekela ukuxhaswa ngezimali.
Ubuningi obufunwa yisifunda buzonqunywa imodeli yezidingo zokuthembeka zesifunda ngasinye futhi buhunyushwe ngobuningi bebhidi. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izilinganiso zokuklama azikakanqunywa, njengobude obuncane bobuchwepheshe bokugcina amandla, ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obuhlukene bokugcina amandla buzoqhathaniswa kanjani ekuhlolweni kwebhidi kanye nokuthi amabhidi e-Capacity Investment Scenario (CIS) kufanele aguquke kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Amathenda e-NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap aseqalile kakade, kanti amathenda ezindawo zokukhiqiza abhaliswe ngokweqile, kanti amathenda angu-3.1GW ahlosiwe aqhathaniswa nomgomo wethenda ongu-950MW. Okwamanje, amathenda ezinhlelo zokugcina amandla zesikhathi eside ezingu-1.6GW amukelwe, okungaphezu kokuphindwe kabili komgomo wokubhida ongu-550MW.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amalungiselelo okunikeza ithenda eNingizimu Australia naseVictoria kulindeleke ukuthi amenyezelwe ngo-Okthoba kulo nyaka.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Agasti-10-2023
