This is a list of proposed power stations in the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia currently has 11 proposed fossil power plants, 42 proposed renewable plants, and eight others.
Fossil fuelled
State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Status | Notes |
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SA | Kingston | Hybrid Energy | 36°48′S 139°48′E / 36.8°S 139.8°E / -36.8; 139.8 (Check) | 300 | Cancelled | Brown coal |
SA | Arckaringa | Altona Resources | 27°30′S 135°30′E / 27.5°S 135.5°E / -27.5; 135.5 (estimate) | 560 | Cancelled | Coal to liquid, proposed to have CCS |
NSW | Redbank 2 | Altona Resources | 27°36′S 152°52′E / 27.60°S 152.86°E / -27.60; 152.86 (estimate) | 151 | Cancelled | Coal tailings-fired power station |
SA | Reeves Plains | Alinta Energy | 34°30′14″S 138°36′40″E / 34.504°S 138.611°E / -34.504; 138.611 | 300 | Approved | To be supplied from Moomba-Adelaide gas pipeline |
QLD | ZeroGen | Government of Queensland | 23°22′S 150°31′E / 23.37°S 150.51°E / -23.37; 150.51 (estimate) | 300 | Cancelled | Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) with carbon capture and storage (CCS) |
QLD | Spring Gully | Origin Energy | 25°26′46″S 150°00′25″E / 25.446°S 150.007°E / -25.446; 150.007 (estimate) | 1000 | Possibly abandoned | Combined-cycle gas-fired power station. First 500 MW stage was planned to be operational in 2008, but as of 2019 has not been built and is no longer on the Origin Energy website. |
WA | Bluewaters 3 & 4 | Griffin Energy | 416 | On hold | Fuel is thermal coal. Project delayed due to decreasing demand. | |
WA | Coolimba | Aviva Corporation Ltd and AES, sold to Westgen | 29°56′56″S 115°12′47″E / 29.949°S 115.213°E / -29.949; 115.213 (estimate) | 450 | Rejected | Fuel is sub-bituminous coal. |
VIC | Shaw River | Santos | 38°11′02″S 142°06′40″E / 38.184°S 142.111°E / -38.184; 142.111 (estimate) | 1500 | Abandoned | Gas |
VIC | Tarrone | AGL | 38°10′52″S 142°10′48″E / 38.181°S 142.180°E / -38.181; 142.180 | 920 | On hold | Gas peaking |
SA | Quarantine Power Station Expansion | Origin Energy | 160/180 | Proposed | Includes an LPG import/storage terminal |
Nuclear
State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
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JBT | Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant | EnergyAustralia | 35°08′02″S 150°45′27″E / 35.133841°S 150.757424°E / -35.133841; 150.757424 | 500 | 1969-71 | Cancelled |
Hydro
Biomass
State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
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TAS | Bell Bay Pulp Mill | Gunns | 41°09′18″S 146°55′12″E / 41.155°S 146.92°E / -41.155; 146.92 | 180 | 2013 | Cancelled | Pulp mill biomass |
SA | Yorke Biomass Energy Project | Yorke Biomass Energy Pty Ltd | 15 | Proposed | Will use straw as fuel | ||
SA | Edinburgh Parks Bioreactor Plant Stage 1 | DeLorean Energy | 8 | 2020 | Proposed | Converts food waste into methane gas | |
SA | Edinburgh Parks Bioreactor Plant Stage 2 | DeLorean Energy | 7 | 2021 | Proposed | Converts food waste into Methane gas | |
QLD | Ingham Integrated Energy Facility | North Queensland Bio-Energy Corporation Limited | 115 | June 2021 | Proposed |
Landfill gas
State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
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NSW | Woodlawn Bioreactor (units 7 to 12) | EnergyAustralia | 6 | Q3, 2015 to Q4, 2021 | Proposed | Landfill gas | |
NSW | Woodlawn Bioreactor (units 4 to 6) | EnergyAustralia | 3 | Q4 2011 to Q2 2014 | Proposed | Landfill gas | |
NSW | Club Merrylands | Energy Response | 0.8 | Q4 2011 to Q2 2014 | Proposed | Liquid fuel |
Wind
Solar
State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
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QLD | Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm | Lacour Energy | 22°39′25″S 149°24′14″E / 22.657°S 149.404°E / -22.657; 149.404 | 200-400 | Proposed | Joint solar / wind project. Battery storage. | |
QLD | Bulli Creek Solar Farm | Solar Choice
Sun Edison |
27°59′46″S 150°51′18″E / 27.996°S 150.855°E / -27.996; 150.855 | 2000 | Proposed | Could become largest solar farm in the world when constructed. | |
QLD | Munna Creek Solar Farm | Renewable Energy System Technologies | 25°52′S 152°28′E / 25.87°S 152.46°E / -25.87; 152.46 | 120 | Proposed | ||
QLD | Moranbah Solar Farm | Adani | 170 | Proposed | |||
QLD | Oakey Solar Farm (Stage 2) | Oakey 1 AssetCo Pty Ltd | 55 | Proposed | |||
QLD | Childers Solar Farm | ESCO Pacific | 80 | Proposed | |||
QLD | Rollingstone Solar Farm | ESCO Pacific | 110 | Proposed | |||
QLD | Aramara Solar Farm | Eco Energy World Australia | 140 | Proposed | |||
QLD | Kidston II | Genex Power | 270 | Proposed | |||
NSW | Jemalong Solar Farm | Genex Power | 33°24′29″S 147°38′49″E / 33.40806°S 147.64694°E / -33.40806; 147.64694 (Jemalong) | 50 | 2021 | Under construction | |
SA | Snowtown North | Tilt Renewables | 45 | Proposed | |||
WA | Waddi | Tilt Renewables | 50 | Proposed | |||
NSW | Beryl Solar Farm | New Energy Solar | 100 | June 2019 | Complete | 5 km west of Gulgong | |
NSW | Suntop Solar Farm | Photon Energy | 32°35′24″S 148°49′50″E / 32.5899°S 148.8305°E / -32.5899; 148.8305 | 170 | Proposed | ||
NSW | Darlington Point | Edify Energy | 34°40′23″S 146°01′37″E / 34.673°S 146.027°E / -34.673; 146.027 | 300 | Under construction | ||
NT | Australia-Asia Power Link | Sun Cable | 6000 | Proposed | |||
SA | Cultana Solar Farm | Simec Energy Australia | 32°57′S 137°35′E / 32.95°S 137.59°E / -32.95; 137.59 | 280 | Expected end of 2020 | Proposed | To be built (EPC) by Shanghai Electric as the first stage of a plan to power heavy industry with renewable energy |
SA | Bungama Solar Farm | EPS Energy | 33°11′S 138°05′E / 33.19°S 138.09°E / -33.19; 138.09 | 280 | Expected 2025 | Proposed | East of Port Pirie |
SA | Pallamana Solar Farm | RES | 35°05′S 139°12′E / 35.08°S 139.20°E / -35.08; 139.20 (Pallamana) | 176 | Expected Mid 2021 | Proposed | Pallamana northwest of Murray Bridge. Received planning consent 23 July 2019. |
WA | Asian Renewable Energy Hub | Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas | 20°S 121°E / 20°S 121°E / -20; 121 (Asian Renewable Energy Park) | up to 3.5GW | Possibly 2026 | Proposed | Undersea cable to southeast Asia and local mining industry intended as customers. Combined with wind farm. |
See also
- Wind power in Australia
- Solar power in Australia
- Coal mining in Australia
- Nuclear power in Australia
- Energy policy of Australia
- Effects of global warming on Australia
- List of power stations in Australia
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- "Bluewaters gets five-year extension". The West Australian. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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- "Tarrone Power Project". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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AGL has no immediate plans to begin construction on this project.
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