Greens push for $50m upgrade to Portland Aluminium smelter

Jackson Graham
Updated July 1 2020 - 5:31pm, first published 4:00pm
The Greens want the state government to invest $50 million in the Alcoa site for technology that would let it "scale down".
The Greens want the state government to invest $50 million in the Alcoa site for technology that would let it "scale down".

The Victorian Greens want to secure jobs at the Portland Aluminium smelter with $50 million worth of site upgrades to help scale down its electricity use on days of high demand and power it with renewable energy.

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Jackson Graham

Jackson Graham

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