In this Weekly Dispatch:
- VNI West has been delayed: it is now expected to not be completed until late 2030.
- The CQH2 hydrogen project is no longer proceeding after losing the support of Stanwell.
- NSW Parliament’s “Infrastructure for electric and alternative energy source vehicles in NSW” inquiry gets underway.
- AGL takes over Tesla’s South Australia virtual power plant.
- A heat wave in Europe sees some nuclear plants turned off due to cooling water temperatures being too high.
- An east coast low battered eastern Australia, at one point cutting power to 35,000 Ausgrid customers.
- Podcast of the week: the Bloomberg Switched ON podcast discuss drivers in global EV production and uptake.