Australia plans to build one of the world's largest solar power station networks in partnership with the private sector as part of its commitment to source 20 per cent of its needs from renewable energy by 2020.
Kevin Rudd, the prime minister, said the government would invest up to A$1.4bn ($1bn, €775m, ￡700m) in solar energy out of the A$4.7bn Canberra has promised to spend on clean energy initiatives over the next decade.
“We don't want to be clean energy followers worldwide, we want to be clean energy leaders worldwide,” Mr Rudd said. He disclosed that the network would be three times the size of the current largest solar power plant in California.
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