Industry snapshot
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is the biggest economic opportunity since the Industrial Revolution. Discover the numbers behind Australia's clean energy transition.
Our path to net zero
There are tens of billions dollar of large-scale renewable energy projects under construction across Australia
Here we provide 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.
Energy generation (GWh) in the National Electricity Market and South-West Interconnected System, Jan 1999 - September 2024 (Open Electricity)
of Australia's energy generation came from renewable sources in 2023.
rooftops across Australia have solar panels installed, helping lower electricity bills.
Australian workers are currently employed directly in the clean energy industry, and that figure is rapidly growing.
Large-scale storage and generation projects
There are currently projects under construction across Australia, or due to start soon (based on projects that have reached financial close and not yet commissioned).
These wind, solar, storage, hydro and bioenergy projects will deliver billions of dollars in capital investment, and hugely increase Australia's renewable energy generation and storage capacity.
8 projects
under construction or financially committed
1975 Megawatts
of capacity
4550 MWh
of energy storage
$1877m
of total investment
2 projects
under construction or financially committed
41 Megawatts
of capacity
38.5 MWh
of energy storage
$53.3m
of total investment
8 projects
under construction or financially committed
1206 Megawatts
of capacity
4163 MWh
of energy storage
$3142.8m
of total investment
7 projects
under construction or financially committed
847 Megawatts
of capacity
1964 MWh
of energy storage
$631.2m
of total investment
7 projects
under construction or financially committed
1735.5 Megawatts
of capacity
4327 MWh
of energy storage
$2773m
of total investment
12 projects
under construction or financially committed
3135 Megawatts
of capacity
7720 MWh
of energy storage
$2993.5m
of total investment
ACT:
1 project, 100 MW, 100 MWh: $71m investment
No projects
under construction or financially committed
Total capacity of financially committed storage projects, quarterly
16 projects
currently at financial close or under construction*
4042.5 Megawatts
of installed capacity
$6.3b
of capital investment
3 projects
currently at financial close or under construction*
44.7 Megawatts
of installed capacity
$48.7m
of capital investment
15 projects
currently at financial close or under construction*
818.8 Megawatts
of installed capacity
$3.4b
of capital investment
9 projects
currently at financial close or under construction*
940.2 Megawatts
of installed capacity
$1.6b
of capital investment
21 projects
currently at financial close or under construction*
3015.1 Megawatts
of installed capacity
$6.2b
of capital investment
20 projects
currently at financial close or under construction*
4001 Megawatts
of installed capacity
$5.5b
of capital investment
1 project
currently at financial close or under construction*
5 Megawatts
of installed capacity
$8m
of capital investment
Total capacity of generation projects by development status, quarterly
Large-scale projects completed
As well as the huge number of projects that are still in construction or due to start construction soon, these are the number of projects across Australia that are completed each year and now operational.
Please note that data is based on information we have been able to source. Data is not always available for every project.
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of generation projects |
11 |
28 |
42 |
35 |
41 |
19 |
12 |
10 |
|
Investment in generation ($M) |
$1590.0 |
$3361 |
$5775 |
$4641 |
$6232 |
$5658 |
$1519 |
$3876 |
|
Installed capacity |
654 |
1614 |
2942 |
2820 |
3833 |
3333 |
1309 |
1598 |
|
Number of storage projects |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
|
Investment in storage ($M) |
$90 |
$129 |
$72 |
$42 |
$352 |
$87 |
$960 |
$100 |
|
Installed capacity (MW) |
150 |
90 |
130 |
13 |
426 |
69 |
707 |
100 |
|
Energy generation (MWh) |
194 |
115 |
135 |
4 |
647 |
101 |
928 |
200 |
Rooftop solar and home batteries
Australian homes and businesses are embracing rooftop solar and other renewable technologies at record rates.
Australia is a world leader in rooftop solar, but it's just the beginning of our electrification journey. Read about the incentives, education and regulation we're advocating for to help Australian homes and businesses go all-electric.
1.045 million
rooftop solar installations since 2001
6,378 Megawatts
of capacity
2 projects
under construction or financially committed
41 Megawatts
of capacity
38.5 MWh
of energy storage
$53.3m
of total investment
8 projects
under construction or financially committed
1206 Megawatts
of capacity
4163 MWh
of energy storage
$3142.8m
of total investment
7 projects
under construction or financially committed
847 Megawatts
of capacity
1964 MWh
of energy storage
$631.2m
of total investment
7 projects
under construction or financially committed
1735.5 Megawatts
of capacity
4327 MWh
of energy storage
$2773m
of total investment
12 projects
under construction or financially committed
3135 Megawatts
of capacity
7720 MWh
of energy storage
$2993.5m
of total investment
ACT:
1 project, 100 MW, 100 MWh: $71m investment
No projects
under construction or financially committed
Total capacity of financially committed storage projects, quarterly
1,045,968
rooftop solar installations
6,378 Megawatts
of installed capacity
23,542
rooftop solar installations
191 Megawatts
of installed capacity
508,738
rooftop solar installations
2,681 Megawatts
of installed capacity
407,481
rooftop solar installations
2,440 Megawatts
of installed capacity
760,679
rooftop solar installations
5,348 Megawatts
of installed capacity
1,002,413
rooftop solar installations
6,630 Megawatts
of installed capacity
56,313
rooftop solar installations
321 Megawatts
of installed capacity
Total capacity of rooftop solar installations, annually (Sunwiz)
Total capacity of rooftop solar installations by state, annually (Sunwiz)
30k
Australian workers are currently employed directly in the clean energy industry, and that number needs to grow.*
200k
job-years in construction are needed to build our clean energy infrastructure pipeline to 2030.†
32k
additional electricians will be needed by 2030 to support the transition to clean energy.‡
Building our workforce
Investing in people and industry
Skills and labour shortages are affecting the energy transition. Read about how we're contributing to one of the largest recruitment drives the country has ever seen.
Latest reports
Clean Energy Australia report
Rooftop solar generates over 10 per cent of Australia's electricity
Renewable Projects Quarterly Report Q2 2024
Australia's love of rooftop solar continues to ease energy costs on homes and businesses
A strong quarter for new investment in renewable energy and storage
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