The federal government has launched the latest tender under its flagship Capacity Investment Scheme, seeking another 1.8 GW of new solar and wind capacity in Western Australia.

New CIS tender launched for another 1.8 gigawatts of new wind and solar, but in a state where the government utility is happy to write contracts to help replace coal.

Australia has fired the starting gun on a new tender under its flagship Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), aiming to support 1.8 GW of renewable power generation capacity in…