The Tasmanian Liberal Government's failure to deliver is once again on full display, with a delay to the Final Investment Decision on Marinus Link the latest setback to a project they have been talking about for 10 years and still have nothing to show for it.
Hidden half-way down a media release issued yesterday afternoon, Minister for Energy Nick Duigan revealed that the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Marinus is now proposed for May 2025.
The Marinus Link website still states a final investment decision will be made in late 2024.
The Liberals have now been talking about building Marinus for over ten years.
They have not laid any cable or built any additional transmission and have still not made the financial investment decision. They have effectively spent $130 million of taxpayer money over a decade without delivering anything.
Thankfully, the Federal and Victorian governments are now playing a more active role in the project which gives Marinus some chance of being built in the next decade, despite the Tasmanian Liberals' best efforts to get in the way.
Janie Finlay MP
Shadow Minister for Energy
