The large-scale renewable energy sector is experiencing unprecedented activity across Australia. This page offers a snapshot of renewable energy projects that are under development around the country which will soon be feeding clean, low-cost energy into the Australian electricity market.
There are currently 105 projects that are in construction (or due to start construction soon) around Australia. This is based on projects that have reached financial close and are not yet commissioned.
These wind, solar and bioenergy projects will deliver over $17.1 billion in capital costs, 11,290 MW of new renewable energy capacity and create 13,288 direct jobs.
Data collected from 1 January 2017. The information on this page is current as of 30 October 2021.
| State | Number of projects |
|---|---|
| QLD | 14 |
| NSW | 22 |
| VIC | 8 |
| SA | 19 |
| NT | 5 |
| WA | 4 |
| TAS | 0 |
As well as the huge number of projects that are still in construction or due to start construction soon, 30 projects were completed in 2020.
Please note that data is based on information we have been able to source. Data is not always available for every project.
| Projects completed (commissioned) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of projects | 11 | 27 | 42 | 30 | 21 |
| Investment (A$m) | $1580 | $2991 | $5282 | $3659 | $4654 |
| MW | 869 | 1565 | 2621 | 1941 | 2541 |
| Jobs created | 720 | 2739 | 5916 | 3190 | 2871 |
| Tech | State | Owner | Project name | Capacity MW | Capital cost (A$m) | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | WA | Alinta Energy and Ratch-Australia | Yandin Wind Farm | 214 | 400 | 150 |
| Solar | NSW | TEC-C | Molong Solar Farm | 25 | 29 | 100 |
| Solar | VIC | BayWa r.e. | Yatpool Solar Farm | 81 | 500 | 270 |
| Solar | VIC | Wirtgen Invest | Glenrowan West Solar Farm | 130 | 120 | 350 |
| Wind | NSW | RATCH Australia | Collector Wind Farm | 227 | 360 | 150 |
| Wind | VIC | Global Power Generation | Berrybank Wind Farm | 180 | 284 | 213 |
| Solar | WA | Alinta Energy | Chichester Solar Farm | 60 | 165 | 200 |
| Solar | SA | Flow Power | Coonalpyn Solar Farm | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Solar | QLD | Maryrorough Solar Pty Ltd | Maryrorough Solar Farm | 27 | 49 | 31 |
Wind | NSW | CWP Renewables | Crudine Ridge Wind Farm | 135 | 250 | 75 |
| Solar | QLD | SUSI Partners | Middlemount Sun Farm | 34 | 50 | 56 |
| Solar | NSW | Octopus Investment and Edify Energy | Darlington Point Solar Farm | 275 | 450 | 400 |
| Solar | NSW | Genex Power | Jemalong Solar Farm | 50 | 70 | 200 |
| Solar | NSW | Lightsource BP | Wellington Solar Farm | 174 | 270 | 200 |
| Wind | VIC | Tilt Renewables | Dundonnell Wind Farm | 336 | 560 | 200 |
| Wind | QLD | AGL Energy and PARF | Coopers Gap Wind Farm | 453 | 850 | 200 |
| Solar | SA | SA Water | Morgan-Whyalla Pipeline Pumping Station 3 | 8 | 13.5 | - |
| Solar | SA | SA Water | Morgan Whyalla 1 Pumping Station | 6 | 11 | - |
| Solar | SA | SA Water | Morgan Whyalla 4 Pumping Station | 6 | 10.5 | - |
| Solar | SA | SA Water | Morgan Whyalla 2 Pumping Station | 6 | 10.5 | - |
There are currently 23 battery projects that are in construction (or due to start construction soon) around Australia. This is based on projects that have reached financial close and are not yet commissioned.
These battery storage projects will deliver over $1 billion in capital costs, 1,425 MW of new energy storage capacity with the ability to discharge 2,838 MWh.
Data collected from TBA. The information on this page is current as of 30 October 2021.
As well as the projects that are still in construction or due to start construction soon, no projects were completed in 2020.
Please note that data is based on information we have been able to source. Data is not always available for every project.
| Projects completed (commissioned) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of projects | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Investment (A$m) | $90 | $136 | $41.6 | - | - |
| MW- | 100 | 120 | 50 | - | - |
| MWh | 129 | 99 | 85 | - | - |
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