Aug 26, 2026 – 12.01amThe Carroll government is pushing ahead with long-delayed plans to build several huge offshore wind farms in Victoria despite doubts over how the state will fund the taxpayer underwriting needed to make the highly capital intensive projects viable.Energy Minister Jaclyn Symes will on Wednesday invite the multibillion-dollar projects off the state’s Gippsland coast to bid for critical government support in a competitive auction, just under 12 months after it was originally set to take place.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles