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Snowy Hydro Targets

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Status: Answered, finished
Asked by: Senator David Pocock
Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Agency: Snowy Hydro Limited
Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates
Question No: SQ26-000470
Asked: 8 June 2026
Answer due: 16 July 2026

Question

1. How are bonuses justified while Snowy 2.0 was already billions over budget and years late? 2. What exact Snowy 2.0 performance targets were missed in the last financial year? 3. What exact safety targets were used to approve executive bonuses? 4. Were any of those targets missed? 5. Who recommended bonuses, and who gave final approval? 6. Was any bonus reduced because Snowy 2.0 is now not expected to generate power before December 2028? 7. Is the executive expecting to receive bonuses this financial year? 8. There have been reports about an excavation injury, truck rollover, crane incident, sewerage spills, and road blockage. Will these be considered in discussions of any bonuses this financial year? 9. Has Snowy Hydro considered clawing back or recovering any bonuses already paid in light of the further cost blowout?

Answer

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