Developer Enervest has finally called time on its huge four-hour Hazeldean big battery project in Queensland, after the planning process limped to a close this month.
The developer withdrew the planning application with a reluctant Somerset regional council in July last year, and last week killed off the federal EPBC application as well.
The fierce local opposition, including what the regional council mayor last year described as “threatening behaviour”, and a high level of scrutiny at both local and federal levels made the planning processes challenging.
Enervest has been contacted for comment.
On its website, the developer said the move to withdraw from the area “follows ongoing conversations with Somerset Regional Council, key stakeholders and the local community.”
