Renewables on rise as AEMO lays out roadmap for energy transition

How the industry reacted to AEMO's Draft 2026 ISP

Image: DigitalProvoke/stock.adobe.comThe Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) believes 120GW of wind and solar, 40GW of grid-scale storage and hydro, 14GW of flexible gas and 6000km of new transmission lines will be […] The post How the industry reacted to AEMO’s Draft 2026 ISP appeared first on Energy Magazine.

$128 billion roadmap for the nation to be energy ready by 2050

Arda/stockadobe.com120 gigawatts of wind and solar, 32 GW grid-scale batteries and 14 GW of flexible gas along with 6,000 km of new transmission lines. It’s all part of a $128 billion proposed investment needed to meet 2050 targets, the energy market regulator has found. The Australian Energy Market Operator published its Draft 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP) with an aim to establish the lowest cost plan for generation, storage and transmissio…

Renewables on rise as AEMO lays out roadmap for energy transition

A draft blueprint for Australia’s energy market calls for 120 GW of grid-scale solar and wind, 87 GW of rooftop PV, 55 GW of dispatchable storage and 6,000 kilometres of new transmission infrastructure by 2050 to replace retiring coal plants, meet a near doubling of electricity demand, and deliver on government emissions and renewable energy targets.The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) says total generation and storage capacity will need…