Snowy Hydro has reported that line upgrades and constraints for Australia's most powerful battery have hindered its bidding strategy, resulting in lower profits.
“Hard to defend:
The company's annual report for the 2024/25 financial year reveals a fall in underlying net profit to $399.7 million, down from $522.8 million in the previous year.
Snowy Hydro is a federally owned company that has also faced cost blowouts for the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project.
Author's summary: Snowy Hydro's profits fell due to line upgrades and battery constraints.