The Victorian government granted fast-tracked approvals to two large wind farms, including one owned by iron-ore billionaire Andrew Forrest, just days before going into caretaker mode before the state election.
Squadron Energy, Forrest’s renewables company, said on Tuesday that it had secured ministerial approval for its 62-turbine Moreton Hill wind farm near Ballarat, just five months after it submitted its application and three months after it became public.
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