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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

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Status Notes
SA Kingston[1] Hybrid Energy 36°48′S 139°48′E / 36.8°S 139.8°E / -36.8; 139.8 (Check) 300 Cancelled[2] Brown coal
SA Arckaringa Altona Resources 27°30′S 135°30′E / 27.5°S 135.5°E / -27.5; 135.5 (estimate) 560[3] Cancelled[2] Coal to liquid, proposed to have CCS[4]
NSW Redbank 2 [5] Altona Resources 27°36′S 152°52′E / 27.60°S 152.86°E / -27.60; 152.86 (estimate) 151 Cancelled[6] Coal tailings-fired power station
SA Reeves Plains[7] 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[8] 23°22′S 150°31′E / 23.37°S 150.51°E / -23.37; 150.51 (estimate) 300 Cancelled[9] Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) with carbon capture and storage (CCS)
QLD Spring Gully [10] 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,[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 29°56′56″S 115°12′47″E / 29.949°S 115.213°E / -29.949; 115.213 (estimate)[15] 450 Rejected[16] Fuel is sub-bituminous coal.
VIC Shaw River[17] Santos 38°11′02″S 142°06′40″E / 38.184°S 142.111°E / -38.184; 142.111 (estimate) 1500 Abandoned[18] Gas
VIC Tarrone [19] AGL 38°10′52″S 142°10′48″E / 38.181°S 142.180°E / -38.181; 142.180 920 On hold[20] Gas peaking
SA Quarantine Power Station Expansion Origin Energy 160/180 Proposed Includes an LPG import/storage terminal

Nuclear

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Commissioning date Status Notes
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[21] 500 1969-71 Cancelled

Hydro

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Commissioning date Status Notes
QLD Burdekin Hydro Stanwell Corporation 20°38′37″S 147°08′17″E / 20.6435°S 147.138°E / -20.6435; 147.138 37 Proposed [22]
QLD Kidston Pumped Hydro (using former Kidston Gold Mine) Genex Power 19°05′00″S 144°07′26″E / 19.0833°S 144.124°E / -19.0833; 144.124 250 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°35′S 137°44′E / 32.59°S 137.73°E / -32.59; 137.73 (Cultana)[25] 225 Proposed for 2023 Proposed, pending investment decision Using seawater[26]
SA Highbury Pumped Hydro Tilt Renewables 34°51′S 138°44′E / 34.85°S 138.74°E / -34.85; 138.74 (Highbury) 300 Cancelled[27] Using a former quarry[28]
SA Baroota pumped hydro Rise Renewables 32°55′S 138°04′E / 32.92°S 138.06°E / -32.92; 138.06 (Baroota) 200–270 Proposed Baroota Reservoir 40 km northeast of Port Pirie[29]
SA Middleback Pumped Hydro GFG Alliance 33°15′S 137°07′E / 33.25°S 137.11°E / -33.25; 137.11 (Middleback) 1000 Proposed Iron Duchess mine[30]
SA Kanmantoo mine AGL Energy 35°05′S 139°01′E / 35.09°S 139.01°E / -35.09; 139.01 (Kanmantoo) 250 Plans dropped in February 2020 Cancelled[31] [32][33]

Biomass

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Commissioning date Status Notes
TAS Bell Bay Pulp Mill[34] 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 [35]

Landfill gas

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Commissioning date Status Notes
NSW Woodlawn Bioreactor (units 7 to 12) [34] EnergyAustralia 6 Q3, 2015 to Q4, 2021 Proposed Landfill gas
NSW Woodlawn Bioreactor (units 4 to 6) [34] EnergyAustralia 3 Q4 2011 to Q2 2014 Proposed Landfill gas
NSW Club Merrylands [34] Energy Response 0.8 Q4 2011 to Q2 2014 Proposed Liquid fuel

Wind

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Commissioning date Status Notes
QLD Kennedy Wind Farm Windlab 21°S 145°E / 21°S 145°E / -21; 145 750 Proposed [36]
QLD Crows Nest AGL Energy 27°13′S 151°57′E / 27.217°S 151.950°E / -27.217; 151.950 200 Proposed
QLD Archer Point 15°34′S 145°18′E / 15.567°S 145.300°E / -15.567; 145.300 120 Proposed [37]
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; 149.404 800 Expected late 2022 Proposed Joint solar / wind project. Battery storage.[38]
TAS TasWind Hydro Tasmania 39°52′S 143°59′E / 39.867°S 143.983°E / -39.867; 143.983 600 Abandoned [39]
TAS Western Plains Wind Farm Epuron 40°43′26″S 145°15′40″E / 40.724°S 145.261°E / -40.724; 145.261 40 Proposed 13 turbines.[40]
QLD Forest Wind CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services 25°46′34″S 152°47′42″E / 25.776°S 152.795°E / -25.776; 152.795 1200 Proposed [41][42][43]
QLD Forsayth Wind Farm Infigen Energy 18°29′56″S 143°35′31″E / 18.499°S 143.592°E / -18.499; 143.592 75 Proposed [44]
QLD High Road Wind Farm RATCH-Australia 17°36′S 145°28′E / 17.60°S 145.47°E / -17.60; 145.47 80 Proposed [45]
QLD Kaban Green Power Hub Neoen 17°34′S 145°24′E / 17.56°S 145.40°E / -17.56; 145.40 130 Proposed 100MW of battery storage[46]
QLD Lakeland Wind Farm Windlab 15°48′S 144°48′E / 15.8°S 144.8°E / -15.8; 144.8 100 Proposed
QLD Archer Point Wind Farm Wind Power Queensland 15°48′S 144°48′E / 15.8°S 144.8°E / -15.8; 144.8 240 Proposed
TAS Robbins Island Wind Farm[47] UPC Renewables 40°41′06″S 144°55′34″E / 40.685°S 144.926°E / -40.685; 144.926 340 (Stage 1) Proposed Up to 340 in stage 1, 1000 later[47]
WA Asian Renewable Energy Hub[48] Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas[49] 20°S 121°E / 20°S 121°E / -20; 121 (Asian Renewable Energy Park) 2600 2028 (first exports)[50] Proposed; environmental approval Solar/wind to create green hydrogen, ammonia[48][51]

Solar

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Commissioning date Status Notes
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.[38]
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.[52]
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 [53]
QLD Moranbah Solar Farm Adani 170 Proposed [53]
QLD Oakey Solar Farm (Stage 2) Oakey 1 AssetCo Pty Ltd 55 Proposed [53]
QLD Childers Solar Farm ESCO Pacific 80 Proposed [53]
QLD Rollingstone Solar Farm ESCO Pacific 110 Proposed [53]
QLD Aramara Solar Farm Eco Energy World Australia 140 Proposed [53]
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[54] Under construction
SA Snowtown North Tilt Renewables 45 Proposed
WA Waddi[55] Tilt Renewables 50 Proposed
NSW Beryl Solar Farm New Energy Solar 100 June 2019 Complete[56] 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[57]
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[58] Proposed East of Port Pirie[59]
SA Pallamana Solar Farm[60] 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.[61]
WA Asian Renewable Energy Hub[62] Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas[49] 20°S 121°E / 20°S 121°E / -20; 121 (Asian Renewable Energy Park) up to 3.5GW[49] Possibly 2026[62] Proposed Undersea cable to southeast Asia and local mining industry intended as customers. Combined with wind farm.

See also

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