Harrow said..
As usual, large aussie distances, and low population density kill this one. Lost count of the number of times I've been asked to scope out the power supply for a Sydney - Canberra - Melbourne VFT by various proponents over the last 20 years, and it just never adds up economically.
And that was before cheap airfares and high power prices
Yes Paul, I was listening to Annabel Crabb talking about it yeaterday.
Something like costed in the 80's at $5 billion, 90's at $10-15 billion, noughties at $50 b & now $150+
As you say, distance & pop'n density will kill it every time - like a lot of our infrastructure (is there a tunnel that makes $'s)
Maybe get Clive onto it - make much more sense than Titanic movies & dinosaurs on golf courses!
