Victoria’s plan for a series of small renewable zones risks sidelining wind, solar and storage projects, and could lead to a bumpy exit from coal, industry lobby says.

Pipeline company APA Group has said Beetaloo Basin gas is necessary to supply the domestic market. A new analysis by Market Forces suggests most is destined for export.

The federal government has given major project status to a CCS project owned by Inpex to reduce emissions from Ichthys LNG in Darwin.