00:00Shovels in the ground for one project, but concerns for another.
00:07Instead, attention turning to the state government's proposed $600 million hydrogen plant and storage
00:13facility in Wyala.
00:14There are more shovels in the ground at this construction site here than up there at the
00:18moment.
00:19The Premier again stopping short of confirming the project's future, but affirming his commitment
00:24to Wyala.
00:25Now we've got to look at all the circumstances that are before us and make sure that every
00:28dollar that we invest, all of which will be invested and some, in Wyala, is spent in
00:34a way that gets the best possible outcome for the Wyala community.
00:37Under the plan, the city's steelworks would be the hydrogen facility's major customer.
00:42But challenges from a halt to production last year, job losses and unpaid bills, has the
00:47government nervous about GFG Alliance transitioning to green steel.
00:51If we're producing hydrogen and there isn't a customer at the steelworks for that hydrogen,
00:55it begs the question is there a better way to sequence the program.
00:58On the ground in Wyala, concerns continue.
01:01I think the feeling around town, it's just a matter of time now before it just falls apart.
01:07Wyala's mayor acknowledges the growing concerns, but says the government's told him it's committed
01:12to the city's hydrogen future.
01:14We have been reassured that they are still committed to hydrogen.
01:18No question, they are committed.
01:19GFG has again in a statement spoken of its preparation to ramp the steelworks up to full
01:24production.
01:25It says it's resolute in its commitment to Wyala and a transition to green iron and steel.
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