Diamonds & Dogs: Consolidated Infrastructure; Buildmax
Staying powerThe somewhat quixotic suggestion that we might entrust the future of our power supply to Uncle Vladimir and his comrades at a cost far exceeding the number of digits available on your average calculator has dominated debate on the energy issue of late.Coupled with the sharp exit of "Cryin’ Brian", it is not surprising that this largest of troughs has been emitting whiffs of corruption that would be familiar to long-suffering customers of Unhygienix, purveyor of piscatorial delights to a certain Gaulish village.Given that we have ample supplies of wind all over our fair land — not just in the parliamentary precinct — coupled with unusual quantities of sunshine, the layman might be tempted to suggest that we are in a pretty solid position to give renewables a pop. This is something that Consolidated Infrastructure Group (CIG) has been doing with considerable success outside SA, while in the beloved country it, alongside others, has suffered the intense frustration of a ma...
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