Delta Electricity: Baker and St

delta electricity: Documents released under freedom of information show St Baker has lobbied the government for support since 2017, when Treasury officials advised Morrison, then the treasurer, against agreeing to his requests, according to The Independent. One in three voters confused about which party has better energy policy Read more According to a ministerial brief, St Baker and Delta director Brian Flannery met Malcolm Turnbull, the then prime minister, and Josh Frydenberg, the then energy minister, on 8 August 2017 and expressed their desire for continued investment in coal and a moratorium on support for renewable energy. Morrison announced in March that an upgrade of the Vales Point coal plant, owned by St Baker's Delta Electricity, was one of 12 projects the government was considering underwriting with taxpayers' funds. They met Morrison the next day. Doing so would further encourage electricity generation companies to try and offset their private investment with public assistance, it said. In a second brief on 20 September, before a planned visit by Morrison to Vales Point that ultimately did not go ahead, Treasury officials advised against providing or hinting at providing any assistance to Delta for Vales Point or any other electricity assets. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.