Australia’s NEM connected 9.1GW of new generation and energy storage to full output in FY26, more than double the result achieved in FY25.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that large-scale data centres will be legally required to put at least as much energy into the grid as they draw from it, and that this supply must be renewable energy.

German solar and storage developer ib vogt has received state planning approval for the 120MW/480MWh Wagga North battery energy storage system (BESS) in New South Wales, Australia.

The Port of Newcastle has become the first port in New South Wales, Australia, to be approved to safely store grid-scale lithium-ion battery storage systems.

Gloucester Coa has received planning approval from the New South Wales government for the 3.6GWh Stratford Pumped Hydro and Solar project.

Australian transmission operator Transgrid has opened a pathway for 900MW of grid-forming inverter-equipped battery storage to contribute to New South Wales’ minimum system strength requirements.

Australia’s federal government has added 11 new generation and energy storage projects to its National Renewable Energy Priority List.

Australia’s CSIRO has revised pumped hydro storage costs upward in the final version of its annual GenCost electricity cost report.

The Queensland government has reportedly shelved the proposed AU$6 billion (US$4 billion) Mt Rawdon pumped hydro project, ending state support for a mine-repurposing scheme that had attracted AU$50 million in government funding.

Australia’s AEMC is consulting on minimum system load in the NEM, with battery energy storage investment at the heart of the debate.