‘Potentially catastrophic’: Leaked videos reveal severity of Snowy project’s blunders
Leaked videos from the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme reveal serious safety incidents, including an excavator striking a worker and a dump truck precariously positioned on a cliff. The project has experienced significant cost overruns, escalating from an initial budget of $2 billion to $12 billion. Executives from Snowy Hydro are set to face scrutiny regarding these incidents and the project's ongoing challenges at an upcoming Senate hearing.
- ▪Leaked videos show an excavator striking a worker and a dump truck hanging off a cliff.
- ▪The Snowy 2.0 project has seen its costs balloon from $2 billion to $12 billion.
- ▪A worker was hospitalized after a near-miss incident involving the excavator on Australia Day.
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