australia

Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.7TWh in April 2026, up 24% from 3.8TWh in the same month last year, according to data from Rystad Energy.

April 2026 delivered a continuation of Australia's seasonal solar contraction as the NEM moved deeper into autumn.

Australia's surging solar adoption has driven battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the National Electricity Market (NEM) to more than triple their daytime-to-evening energy shifting in the first quarter of 2026, according to AEMO's latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report.

The US$1 billion Clean Energy Fund will expand renewable energy infrastructure across the Southwest Interconnected System (SWIS). 

Data centres have emerged as the primary driver of electricity demand growth for utility Origin Energy in Australia.

The AEMC has released a draft rule to modernise distribution network planning in response to the rapid uptake of CERs.

The 31MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales has been registered in the Australian Energy Market Operator's Market Management System (MMS).

Australia has opened its first dedicated research facility for solar module recycling at UNSW, officially launching on 21 April.

Tech giant Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Australia totalling 430MW, with eight projects featuring solar generation co-located with BESS.

Fortescue has announced plans to build a 1.8GW renewable energy portfolio, with a 4-5GWh of batteries, in Western Australia.