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List of proposed power stations in Australia

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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 36.8°S 139.8°E / -36.8; 139.8 (Check) 300 Cancelled[2] Brown coal
SA Arckaringa Altona Resources 27.5°S 135.5°E / -27.5; 135.5 (estimate) 560[3] Cancelled[2] Coal to liquid, proposed to have CCS[4]
SA Tailem Power Precinct LD Energy -35.28418784232653, 139.48659603028355 300 Planning Fast start with COD by December 2028
NSW Redbank 2 [5] Altona Resources 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 34.504°S 138.611°E / -34.504; 138.611 300 Approved To be supplied from Moomba-Adelaide gas pipeline
QLD ZeroGen Government of Queensland[8] 23.37°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 25.446°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 29.949°S 115.213°E / -29.949; 115.213 (estimate)[15] 450 Rejected[16] Fuel is sub-bituminous coal.
VIC Shaw River[17] Santos 38.184°S 142.111°E / -38.184; 142.111 (estimate) 1500 Abandoned[18] Gas
VIC Tarrone [19] AGL 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
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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 35.133841°S 150.757424°E / -35.133841; 150.757424[21] 500 1969-71 Cancelled
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Hydro

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State Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity in MW Commissioning date Status Notes
QLD Burdekin Hydro Stanwell Corporation 20.6435°S 147.138°E / -20.6435; 147.138 37 Proposed [22]
QLD Kidston Pumped Hydro (using former Kidston Gold Mine) Genex Power 19.0833°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 32.59°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 34.85°S 138.74°E / -34.85; 138.74 (Highbury) 300 Cancelled[27] Using a former quarry[28]
SA Baroota pumped hydro Rise Renewables 32.92°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 33.25°S 137.11°E / -33.25; 137.11 (Middleback) 1000 Proposed Iron Duchess mine[30]
SA Kanmantoo mine AGL Energy 35.09°S 139.01°E / -35.09; 139.01 (Kanmantoo) 250 Plans dropped in February 2020 Cancelled[31] [32][33]
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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 41.155°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]
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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
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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 750 Proposed [36]
QLD Crows Nest AGL Energy 27°13′S 151°57′E 200 Proposed
QLD Archer Point 15°34′S 145°18′E 120 Proposed [37]
QLD Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm Lacour Energy 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 600 Abandoned [39]
TAS Western Plains Wind Farm Epuron 40.724°S 145.261°E / -40.724; 145.261 40 Proposed 13 turbines.[40]
QLD Forest Wind CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services 25.776°S 152.795°E / -25.776; 152.795 1200 Cancelled[41] [42][43][44]
QLD Forsayth Wind Farm Infigen Energy 18.499°S 143.592°E / -18.499; 143.592 75 Proposed [45]
QLD High Road Wind Farm RATCH-Australia 17.60°S 145.47°E / -17.60; 145.47 80 Proposed [46]
QLD Kaban Green Power Hub Neoen 17.56°S 145.40°E / -17.56; 145.40 130 Proposed 100 MW of battery storage[47]
QLD Lakeland Wind Farm Windlab 15.8°S 144.8°E / -15.8; 144.8 100 Proposed
QLD Archer Point Wind Farm Wind Power Queensland 15.8°S 144.8°E / -15.8; 144.8 240 Proposed
TAS Robbins Island Wind Farm[48] UPC Renewables 40.685°S 144.926°E / -40.685; 144.926 340 (Stage 1) Proposed Up to 340 in stage 1, 1000 later[48]
WA Asian Renewable Energy Hub[49] Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas[50] 20°S 121°E / -20; 121 (Asian Renewable Energy Park) 2600 2028 (first exports)[51] Proposed; environmental approval Solar/wind to create green hydrogen, ammonia[49][52]
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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 22.657°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

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 27.996°S 150.855°E / -27.996; 150.855 2000 Proposed Could become largest solar farm in the world when constructed.[53]
QLD Munna Creek Solar Farm Renewable Energy System Technologies 25.87°S 152.46°E / -25.87; 152.46 120 Proposed [54]
QLD Moranbah Solar Farm Adani 170 Proposed [54]
QLD Oakey Solar Farm (Stage 2) Oakey 1 AssetCo Pty Ltd 55 Proposed [54]
QLD Childers Solar Farm ESCO Pacific 80 Proposed [54]
QLD Rollingstone Solar Farm ESCO Pacific 110 Proposed [54]
QLD Aramara Solar Farm Eco Energy World Australia 140 Proposed [54]
QLD Kidston II Genex Power 270 Proposed
NSW Jemalong Solar Farm Genex Power 33°24′29″S 147°38′49″E 50 2021[55] Complete Commissioned 2021
SA Snowtown North Tilt Renewables 45 Proposed
WA Waddi[56] Tilt Renewables 50 Proposed
NSW Beryl Solar Farm New Energy Solar 100 June 2019 Complete[57] 5 km west of Gulgong
NSW Suntop Solar Farm Photon Energy 32.5899°S 148.8305°E / -32.5899; 148.8305 170 Proposed
NSW Darlington Point Edify Energy 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 32.95°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[58]
SA Bungama Solar Farm EPS Energy 33.19°S 138.09°E / -33.19; 138.09 280 Expected 2025[59] Proposed East of Port Pirie[60]
SA Pallamana Solar Farm[61] RES 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.[62]
WA Asian Renewable Energy Hub[63] Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas[50] 20°S 121°E / -20; 121 (Asian Renewable Energy Park) up to 3.5 GW[50] Possibly 2026[63] Proposed Undersea cable to southeast Asia and local mining industry intended as customers. Combined with wind farm.
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