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Warnings from the energy market operator of electricity shortfalls later this decade have revived calls for measures to spur investment in gas power plants to support renewables.
Australia's federal government and the Victoria state government plan to fast-track Victorian Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) and offshore wind development in an effort to create new energy jobs across Victoria, unlock cleaner, cheaper and more secure energy, and put downward pressure on prices.