List of proposed power stations in Australia explained

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

width=5%	State	width=15%	Project name	width=15%	Sponsoring company	width=15%	Coordinates	width=10%	Capacity in MW	width=10%	Status	width=20%	Notes
SA	Kingston^[1]	Hybrid Energy	(Check)	300	Cancelled^[2]	Brown coal
SA	Arckaringa	Altona Resources	(estimate)	560^[3]	Cancelled	Coal to liquid, proposed to have CCS^[4]
NSW	Redbank 2 ^[5]	Altona Resources	(estimate)	151	Cancelled^[6]	Coal tailings-fired power station
SA	Reeves Plains^[7]	Alinta Energy	-34.504°N 138.611°W	300	Approved	To be supplied from Moomba-Adelaide gas pipeline
QLD	ZeroGen	Government of Queensland^[8]	(estimate)	300	Cancelled^[9]	Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) with carbon capture and storage (CCS)
QLD	Spring Gully ^[10]	Origin Energy	(estimate)	1000	Possibly abandoned	Combined-cycle gas-fired power station. First 500 MW stage was planned to be operational in 2008,^[11] but as of 2019 has not been built and is no longer on the Origin Energy website.
WA	Bluewaters 3 & 4^[12]	Griffin Energy		416	On hold	Fuel is thermal coal. Project delayed due to decreasing demand.^[13]
WA	Coolimba^[14]	Aviva Corporation Ltd and AES, sold to Westgen	(estimate)^[15]	450	Rejected^[16]	Fuel is sub-bituminous coal.
VIC	Shaw River^[17]	Santos	(estimate)	1500	Abandoned^[18]	Gas
VIC	Tarrone ^[19]	AGL		920	On hold^[20]	Gas peaking
SA	Quarantine Power Station Expansion	Origin Energy		160/180	Proposed	Includes an LPG import/storage terminal

Nuclear

width=5%	State	width=15%	Project name	width=15%	Sponsoring company	width=15%	Coordinates	width=6%	Capacity in MW	width=7%	Commissioning date	width=7%	Status	width=15%	Notes
JBT	Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant	EnergyAustralia	-35.1338°N 150.7574°W^[21]	500	1969-71	Cancelled

Hydro

width=5%	State	width=15%	Project name	width=15%	Sponsoring company	width=15%	Coordinates	width=6%	Capacity in MW	width=7%	Commissioning date	width=7%	Status	width=15%	Notes
QLD	Burdekin Hydro	Stanwell Corporation		37		Proposed	^[22]
QLD	Kidston Pumped Hydro (using former Kidston Gold Mine)	Genex Power		250	Expected 2024	Pre-construction	^[23]
SA	Goat Hill Pumped Hydro	Altura Group/Delta Electricity		230	Expected late 2022	Proposed	At Lincoln Gap, 12 km west of Port Augusta using fresh water^[24]
SA	Cultana Pumped Hydro Project	EnergyAustralia and Arup Group	-32.59°N 137.73°W^[25]	225	Proposed for 2023	Proposed, pending investment decision	Using seawater^[26]
SA	Highbury Pumped Hydro	Tilt Renewables	-34.85°N 138.74°W	300		Cancelled^[27]	Using a former quarry^[28]
SA	Baroota pumped hydro	Rise Renewables	-32.92°N 138.06°W	200–270		Proposed	Baroota Reservoir 40 km northeast of Port Pirie^[29]
SA	Middleback Pumped Hydro	GFG Alliance	-33.25°N 137.11°W	1000		Proposed	Iron Duchess mine^[30]
SA	Kanmantoo mine	AGL Energy	-35.09°N 139.01°W	250	Plans dropped in February 2020	Cancelled^[31]	^[32] ^[33]

Biomass

width=5%	State	width=15%	Project name	width=15%	Sponsoring company	width=15%	Coordinates	width=6%	Capacity in MW	width=7%	Commissioning date	width=7%	Status	width=15%	Notes
TAS	Bell Bay Pulp Mill^[34]	Gunns		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	^[35]

Landfill gas

width=5%	State	width=15%	Project name	width=15%	Sponsoring company	width=15%	Coordinates	width=6%	Capacity in MW	width=7%	Commissioning date	width=7%	Status	width=15%	Notes
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

width=5%	State	width=15%	Project name	width=15%	Sponsoring company	width=15%	Coordinates	width=6%	Capacity in MW	width=7%	Commissioning date	width=7%	Status	width=15%	Notes
QLD	Kennedy Wind Farm			750		Proposed	^[36]
QLD	Crows Nest			200		Proposed
QLD	Archer Point			120		Proposed	^[37]
QLD	Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm	Lacour Energy		800	Expected late 2022	Proposed	Joint solar / wind project. Battery storage.
TAS	TasWind			600		Abandoned	^[38]
TAS	Western Plains Wind Farm	Epuron		40		Proposed	13 turbines.^[39]
QLD	Forest Wind	CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services		1200		Proposed	^[40] ^[41] ^[42]
QLD	Forsayth Wind Farm	Infigen Energy		75		Proposed	^[43]
QLD	High Road Wind Farm	RATCH-Australia		80		Proposed	^[44]
QLD	Kaban Green Power Hub	Neoen		130		Proposed	100MW of battery storage^[45]
QLD	Lakeland Wind Farm	Windlab		100		Proposed
QLD	Archer Point Wind Farm	Wind Power Queensland		240		Proposed
TAS	Cattle Hill Wind Farm	Goldwind Australia		144		Under construction	^[46]
TAS	Granville Harbour Wind Farm	Palisade Investment Partners		112		Under construction	^[47] -->
TAS	Robbins Island Wind Farm^[48]	UPC Renewables		340 (Stage 1)		Proposed	Up to 340 in stage 1, 1000 later
WA	Asian Renewable Energy Hub^[49]	Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas^[50]	-20°N 121°W	2600	2028 (first exports)^[51]	Proposed; environmental approval	Solar/wind to create green hydrogen, ammonia^[52]

Solar

width=5%	State	width=15%	Project name	width=15%	Sponsoring company	width=15%	Coordinates	width=6%	Capacity in MW	width=7%	Commissioning date	width=7%	Status	width=15%	Notes
QLD	Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm	Lacour Energy		200-400		Proposed	Joint solar / wind project. Battery storage.^[53]
QLD	Bulli Creek Solar Farm	Solar ChoiceSun Edison		2000		Proposed	Could become largest solar farm in the world when constructed.^[54]
QLD	Munna Creek Solar Farm	Renewable Energy System Technologies		120		Proposed	^[55]
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	-33.4081°N 147.6469°W	50	2021^[56]	Under construction
SA	Snowtown North	Tilt Renewables		45		Proposed
WA	Waddi^[57]	Tilt Renewables		50		Proposed
NSW	Beryl Solar Farm	New Energy Solar		100	June 2019	Complete^[58]	5 km west of Gulgong
NSW	Suntop Solar Farm	Photon Energy		170		Proposed
NSW	Darlington Point	Edify Energy		300		Under construction
SA	Cultana Solar Farm	Simec Energy Australia	-32.95°N 137.59°W	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^[59]
SA	Bungama Solar Farm	EPS Energy	-33.19°N 138.09°W	280	Expected 2025^[60]	Proposed	East of Port Pirie^[61]
SA	Pallamana Solar Farm^[62]	RES	-35.08°N 139.2°W	176	Expected Mid 2021	Proposed	Pallamana northwest of Murray Bridge. Received planning consent 23 July 2019.^[63]
WA	Asian Renewable Energy Hub^[64]	Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas	-20°N 121°W	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

Notes and References

1. News: Bipartisan support for Kingston power station plan . 19 October 2007 . ABC News.
2. News: Coal on the way out of South Australia . Max . Opray . . 11 June 2015 . 22 June 2019.
3. 2014 South Australia Fuel and Technology Report
4. Web site: Altona Resources . 2008-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080409235759/http://www.altonaresources.com/ . 2008-04-09 . dead .
5. Web site: National Statement on Coal Power Station Proposals . 2014-11-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120211103112/http://www.cana.net.au/nomorepollutingpower/NoCoalNationalStatement.pdf . 2012-02-11 .
6. http://www.industrysearch.com.au/nsw-govt-reject-power-station-on-environment-grounds/n/12961
7. Web site: Reeves Plains Power Station Proposal . . 28 December 2020 . 27 July 2017.
8. Web site: Project Participants . . 2014-11-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803062729/http://www.zerogen.com.au/about/participants . 2008-08-03 .
9. Web site: ZeroGen . ZeroCO2.no . 26 September 2019.
10. Web site: Proposed Spring Gully Power Station . 2014-11-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522222437/http://www.originenergy.com.au/1510/Proposed-Spring-Gully-Power-Station . 2009-05-22 .
11. News: Origin power station under assessment. www.insideconstruction.com.au. 2018-09-21. en . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922024514/https://www.insideconstruction.com.au/site/news/1014898/origin-power-station-assessment . 22 March 2005 . 22 September 2018.
12. Web site: Bluewaters Power Station Expansion . 2014-11-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224083544/http://www.griffinenergy.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=310 . 2012-02-24 .
13. News: Bluewaters gets five-year extension. 2015-05-06. The West Australian. 2018-09-21. en-GB.
14. Web site: Welcome to Coolimba Power . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002926/http://coolimbapower.com.au/ . 2009-10-25 .
15. Web site: Coolimba Power Station - SourceWatch.
16. Web site: WA's EPA rejects Aviva coal-fired power station proposal. 12 February 2011. 22 September 2018.
17. Web site: Shaw River Power Station . 2011-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110423030657/http://www.shawriverpowerstation.com.au/ . 2011-04-23 . dead .
18. Web site: Industry Report - Projects. 22 September 2018.
19. Web site: Tarrone Power Project . 2011-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525004830/http://www.agk.com.au/tarrone/ . 2011-05-25 .
20. Web site: Tarrone Power Project . . 26 September 2019 . AGL has no immediate plans to begin construction on this project..
21. Web site: jim. 2012-03-22. Jervis Bay - proposed nuclear power reactor site 1969-71. 2021-03-20. Australian Nuclear and Uranium Sites. en-AU.
22. Web site: Burdekin Dam Hydro . Stanwell Corp . 4 February 2012 .
23. News: HYDRO-BOOM: JOBS GALORE AS PROJECT APPROVED .
24. Web site: Goat Hill . Our Projects . Altura Group . 22 July 2019.
25. Web site: Cultana Pumped Hydro Project . 12 . September 2017 . 22 July 2019 . Knowledge Sharing Report . Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
26. Web site: About the Cultana Pumped Hydro Project . . 22 July 2019.
27. Web site: $440 million pumped hydro scheme at Highbury quarry abandoned. September 19, 2019. Advertiser.
28. Web site: Highbury Pumped Hydro Energy Storage . . 22 July 2019.
29. Web site: Baroota Pumped Hydro Project . . 22 July 2019.
30. Web site: GFG Alliance commits to funding Middleback Pumped Hydro Study . 8 February 2018 . . 22 July 2019.
31. . AGL and Hillgrove Resources mutually agree to end Kanmantoo project . 18 March 2021 . 21 February 2020.
32. News: Pumped hydro future planned for Kanmantoo's big pit . . 16 April 2019 . Andrew . Spence . 4 July 2019.
33. Web site: AGL secures right to develop pumped hydro energy storage project in South Australia . 16 April 2019 . . 10 October 2019 . ASX and Media Releases.
34. Web site: AEMO Proposed Generation Projects . 2011-07-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725122235/http://www.aemo.com.au/data/gendata_prop.shtml . 2011-07-25 .
35. Web site: North Queensland Bio-Energy Corporation (NQBE). www.nqbioenergy.com.au. 2018-09-21.
36. Web site: Kennedy Wind Farm. https://web.archive.org/web/20100718211339/http://windlab.com/node/229. dead. 18 July 2010. windlab. 26 July 2011.
37. Web site: Archer Point Wind Farm . 4 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326075825/http://www.eco-kinetics.com/solar-products-and-services/references/archer-point.html . 26 March 2012 .
38. News: Big wind farm project for King Island. 28 November 2012. 28 November 2012.
39. Web site: Western Plains. 22 September 2018.
40. Web site: Forest Wind. Forest Wind. en-US. 2019-12-23.
41. Web site: Massive 1,200MW Wide Bay wind farm gets kick start from state government. Mazengarb. Michael. 2019-12-19. RenewEconomy. en-AU. 2019-12-23.
42. Web site: Job-generating Wide Bay wind farm proposal gaining momentum - The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. statements.qld.gov.au. en-AU. 2019-12-23.
43. Web site: Media Release. 21 September 2018.
44. Web site: Introduction to RATCH-Australia and Mount Emerald Wind Farm. October 2016. 21 September 2018.
45. Web site: Overview. 21 September 2018.
46. News: First turbine completed at Tasmania's Cattle Hill wind farm. RenewEconomy. 9 May 2019. 28 May 2019.
47. News: Construction underway at Tasmania's Granville Harbour wind farm. RenewEconomy. 8 April 2019. 28 May 2019.
48. Web site: Jim's Plain & Robbins Island Renewable Energy Parks . 17 January 2020.
49. Web site: Collins . Ben . World's largest renewable energy project proposed for north-west Australia ditches electricity in favour of ammonia exports . ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . 10 November 2020 . 12 November 2020.
50. News: Macquarie Group plugs into $22b Asian Renewable Energy Hub in Pilbara . 17 January 2020 . Peter . Williams . The West Australian . 8 October 2018.
51. Web site: Fowler . Elouise . Renewable energy hub to get 'major project' status . Australian Financial Review . 22 October 2020 . 12 November 2020.
52. Web site: Massive Asian Renewable Energy Hub grows to 26GW of wind and solar . RenewEconomy . 16 October 2020 . 12 November 2020.
53. Web site: The Project. Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm project. en-US. 2018-09-21.
54. Web site: Bulli Creek Solar Farm. POWER PLANTS. en. 2018-09-22.
55. Web site: 2018 Major Projects List. 22 September 2018.
56. News: Genex says Jemalong solar farm energised, ready to send power to grid . Michael . Mazengarb . 9 December 2020 . 24 April 2021 . Renew Economy.
57. Web site: Waddi Wind & Solar Farm . . 17 January 2020.
58. Web site: Beryl Solar Plant now online . 3 July 2019 . . 24 July 2019.
59. News: Shanghai Electric to build Gupta's 280 MW Cultana Solar Farm . 3 June 2019 . Marija . Maisch . pv magazine . 4 June 2019.
60. News: Port Pirie solar farm developer EPS aims to ease neighbours' fears by downsizing project . Chris . Russell . . 12 May 2019 . 4 June 2019.
61. Web site: Bungama Solar . 4 June 2019.
62. Web site: Pallamana Solar Farm . . 23 July 2019.
63. News: South Australia has 10GW wind and solar in pipeline as it heads to 100% renewables . Giles . Parkinson . Sophie . Vorrath . 23 July 2019 . . 23 July 2019.
64. Web site: Asian Renewable Energy Hub . https://archive.today/20210508135500/https://asianrehub.com/ . usurped . 8 May 2021 . 17 January 2019.