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D M Woe

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The AER released the final DMO for the upcoming financial year, with NSW receiving the greatest increase between 8%-9%.
  2. The Port Kembla Energy Terminal will stay in “care and maintenance” mode until mid-2027, after a reassessment of customer needs and updated projections from AEMO.
  3. Demand for energy-efficient homes is increasing, and they are receiving premium prices.
  4. Viva Energy gets approval for Geelong LNG terminal.
  5. Community-owned wind farms are emerging in Australia and growing.
  6. Podcast of the week: Let Me Sum Up chat about China’s emissions and Australia’s global renewable opportunities.

Under the Bridge

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. AEMO releases the Draft 2025 Electricity Network Options Report.
  2. CHOICE files energy retailer ‘super complaint’ with the ACCC.
  3. The damage bill from a truck crash carrying a wind turbine on a major Queensland highway is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars.
  4. The ABC reports on the rise of data centres and their energy challenges.
  5. The concerns of environment groups challenging a major Woodside gas proposal off the Western Australia coast have been formally rejected.
  6. Snowy Hydro workers strike for 24hrs over pay and working conditions.
  7. ACCC proposes to allow collaboration between energy providers.
  8. Podcast of the week:  Columbia Energy Exchange chat about achieving energy equity.

EVolution

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. Chinese demand pushes global EV sales to 20 per cent of market share.
  2. Ergon plans Queensland’s first microgrid to operate during outages.
  3. Review finds that TasNetworks were not equipped to handle a storm event in 2024.
  4. The conversation discusses incinerator projects in Australia.
  5. AGL and Risen Energy finish construction on Australia’s first HJT Solar Farm.
  6. Wind developers are now offering neighbours payments to ease community tension.
  7. Podcast of the week:  AEMO On Air chat about the Q1 2025 Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report.

Liquid Assets

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. Ten renewable energy projects have been given the green light to connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.
  2. Origin Energy is expanding into regional Queensland, introducing competition.
  3. AGL acquires Upper Hunter pumped hydro projects.
  4. Queensland introduces planning changes for large-scale solar projects with developers required to conduct social impact assessments.
  5. The BOM has reported on rainfall deficiency, with water storages for Adelaide and Perth below 40% full.
  6. Podcast of the week:  Columbia Energy Exchange chats about Canada’s election and its progress with the energy transition.

Power Trip

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The AEC summarises the renewable energy policies ahead of the election.
  2. Tens of millions of people across Spain and Portugal experienced a massive blackout.
  3. AEMO released the LOR framework report for January – March 2025.
  4. Energy Insights released a blog post on DER integration from the perspective of different DNSPs.
  5. AusNet completes Australian first live powerline transfer – an existing energised 500kV powerline has been diverted into a terminal station while live.
  6. Podcast of the week:  Let Me Sum up chat about every party’s climate election policies
  7. Video of the week: HydroTas shows us the inner workings of a Hydropower machine.

Callide-oscope

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. An explosion at Callide on April 4 went under the radar, and since then, the CEO and general manager have stepped down. The plant is not expected to return online until the end of May.
  2. The George Institute for Global Health show that simple grocery swaps can dramatically reduce household emissions.
  3. Peter Dutton says he would use Commonwealth powers to override states on nuclear if necessary.
  4. Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia seeks approval for an 80 MW / 320 MWh battery energy storage project in NSW.
  5. The IEEFA wrote a discussion piece on the risks of extending coal.
  6. Energy Networks Australia want the government to remove the capital gains tax on compensation payments to landholders hosting transmission.
  7. Podcast of the week: Columbia Energy Exchange chat about tariffs and energy.

PEC in Order

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The first phase of EnergyConnect is now operational.
  2. Queensland’s five-year energy plan will be released at the end of the year, with new gas plants being announced.
  3. The costs of the CopperString transmission line have increased from $9 billion to almost $14 billion.
  4. The CSIRO and Essential Energy demonstrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power using CCS2, Australia’s dominant EV charging system.
  5. The Coalition’s gas plan is expected to reduce household bills by 7%.
  6. Western Australia’s first grid-connected hybrid solar-battery site comes online.
  7. Tajikistan criminalizes electricity use fraud such as tampering meter readings amid energy crisis.
  8. Podcast of the week: Ausgrid, in their podcast, chat about energy storage in the NEM.

CWOpen for Business

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. CWO is expected to commence construction in the coming weeks, with the NSW Government announcing that ACEREZ – a consortium of ACCIONA, COBRA, and Endeavour Energy – will design, build and finance.
  2. Endgame held our first seminar of the year in Sydney yesterday on the Q2 NEM outlook, with two more to come in Melbourne and Brisbane in the following weeks.
  3. Samoa suffering energy crisis after weeks of power outages.
  4. Viva Energy has engaged Poten & Partners to secure a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for its proposed LNG terminal in Geelong, Australia.
  5. Construction starts on New Zealand’s largest solar farm.
  6. Pennsylvania coal plant to transform into 4.5GW gas-powered plant.
  7. Podcast of the week: Columbia Energy Exchange chat about the energy transition in the EU.

Turning a new Page

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The ACCC predicts that gas supply in the East Coast gas market could fall short by 9 petajoules (PJ) from July to September 2025 if LNG producers export all their uncontracted gas.
  2. The Coalition plans to force gas companies to set aside supply to guarantee energy for the Australian market.
  3. NT government abandons target of 50 per cent renewables by 2030.
  4. The federal government is planning on extending energy bill subsidies.
  5. Podcast of the week: Let Me Sum Up discusses the budget and its impact on the energy sector.

Close call

Posted on by Angela Vumbaca

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. AEMO released the GSOO and is forecasting gaps from 2028 onwards in southern Australia.
  2. The federal government announced various batteries in Western Australia as part of the Capacity Investment Scheme.
  3. EnergyAustralia reaffirms Yallourn closure date by 2028 amid media extension claims.
  4. The Grattan Institute calls for a national net zero plan to provide the framework for longer-term investment and other climate policies.
  5. ARENA has announced the first recipient from its Hydrogen Headstart Program, with $814 million in funding allocated to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ 1,500 MW Murchison Green Hydrogen Project in Western Australia.
  6. Podcast of the week: Ausgrid chat about unlocking DNSPs to enable the transition.  

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