Australia

Solar surge push out coal plants in Australia

Wholesale electricity prices are sinking lower than it costs to buy coal.

Solar surge push out coal plants in Australia

Wholesale electricity prices are sinking lower than it costs to buy coal.

Australia approves Iberdrola's acquisition of Infigen Energy

The Spanish energy group raised its bid by 3.5%.

Transmission investment boosts New South Wales' green push

The call for projects for its renewable energy zones saw 113 registrations of interest.

Australia's thermal capacity to contract 2.9GW in 10 years

Its biggest coal-fired plant saw cuts in daytime output by more than 70%.

Australia's carbon capture and storage plan doomed to fail: report

Existing examples around the world were expensive projects with little revenue.

WWF Australia's proposed renewable stimulus to bring $10b boost

The organisation proposed investing $500m in solar projects.

Spanish utility offers takeover bid for Infigen

Infigen’s board recommended to take the offer instead of UAC’s.

Australia to augment 1.2 GWh of storage capacity in 2020

This takes the country’s cumulative storage capacity to 2.7GWh.

UAC Energy makes $542m takeover bid for Aussie wind farm Infigen

Infigen is considering its response to the proposal.

Australia's Stockyard Hill Wind Farm connects to grid

The project is set to be fully operational in late 2020.

Australia mulls delaying network charges for electricity retailers

It is calling for stakeholder submissions by 25 June.

Australia's 3GW renewable zone opens to investors

It expects to attract $3b private investments.

New South Wales' 2GW hydro project gets final approval

The government committed to invest up to $920m for the project.

UK-based RES co-plans 2GW of renewables in Australia

It aims to accelerate development of projects in Queensland for the next 10 years.

Western Australian authorities endorse 15GW renewables project

The proposed Asian Renewable Energy hub comprised wind turbines and solar panels.

Total applies for electricity retailer license in Australia

It is currently building a 256MW solar project in the country.

Grid congestion drags renewable investments in eastern Australia

New investments in Australia plummeted to $2.9b in 2019.