REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL WIND FARM COMMISSIONER

May 31, 2018

The Climate Change Authority is an independent statutory agency, which provides expert advice to the Government on climate change policy. When the National Wind Farm Commissioner was established in 2015, the Government advised that it would review the role in 2018. The Minister for the Environment and Energy, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, asked the Authority to conduct the review of the role of the National Wind Farm Commissioner, in response to that undertaking.

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OCTA+ is the only Belgian supplier of fuel, fuel oil, electricity and natural gas. Thanks to our independent market position, we can guarantee the lowest prices on the market. Partly due to mergers and acquisitions, the company grew to become the largest independent distributor of petroleum products in Belgium. OCTA+ distributes more than 500 million litres of fuel and home heating oil to more than 100 000 customers.

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