Cloncurry Solar Energy Project Canned

Natural Resources Minister Stephen Robertson has reject the criticism piled up on the solar power systems of the state of Queensland, Australia.

The Queensland government confirmed a solar thermal power station had been rejected in Cloncurry due to the potential health impacts on the community.

Instead of the $7 million solar program the Queensland Government is planning a photovoltaic solar farm at Cloncurry east of Mount Isa in north western Queensland. This $5.7 million solar farm will be the second such project in the state after the community owned solar farm at Hervey Bay in south-east Queensland, planned for next year.

The announcement has been jeered at by Jeff Seeney, the opposition spokesman who said that it was a limp excuse. He said that it followed the failure of the government’s solar hot water scheme. This was further highlighted when he stated that the Bligh government's solar energy policies are all about generating election campaign headlines not about generating electricity.