{
  "id": 16040442,
  "title": "Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to 12 times its original cost – but the CEO says it ‘could have been worse’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/snowy-hydro-2-0-has-blown-out-to-12-times-its-original-cost-but-the-16040442",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/snowy-hydro-2-0-blows-out-to-12-times-original-cost"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New projections by the Snowy Hydro company show tunnelling work is now 65% finished, but the completion date has been pushed back to 2029 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The cost of Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to as much as $25bn, with a major reassessment finding the long-delayed renewable energy project will not be completed until the end of the decade. First…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}