The NAIF funding will allow the company to bring forward the construction of a 78-kilometre gas pipeline and gas-fired power station, reducing operating costs by around $62 – 65 per tonne. The Energy Australia Infrastructure Facility has loaned Kalium Lakes AUD74 m ( $ 100 m ) to back development of the proposed Sulphate of Potash ( SOP ) project . The deal includes AUD48 m for infrastructure development and AUD26 m for project development . It will allow Kalium to press ahead with building a AUD29 m , 78-km pipeline between the Goldfields pipeline and a gas - fuelled power station at Beyondie . It will also finance improvements to the road between town and the main northern highway along with communications facilities and an airstrip .
The Energy Australia Infrastructure Facility has loaned Kalium Lakes AUD74 m ( $ 100 m ) to back development of the proposed Sulphate of Potash ( SOP ) project . The deal includes AUD48 m for infrastructure development and AUD26 m for project development . It will allow Kalium to press ahead with building a AUD29 m , 78-km pipeline between the Goldfields pipeline and a gas - fuelled power station at Beyondie . It will also finance improvements to the road between town and the main northern highway along with communications facilities and an airstrip .