GenCost is an annual collaboration between CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to update the costs of new-build electricity generation, storage and hydrogen production out to 2050.
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Six storage projects representing 1,510 MW (capacity) / 5,016 MWh (energy output) reached financial close – the second highest quarterly result for newly financially
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GenCost is an annual collaboration between CSIRO, Australia''s national science agency, and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to update the costs of new-build electricity generation, storage and
The CSIRO GenCost report shows renewables remain the cheapest new build electricity technology in Australia, with utility-scale solar emerging as the golden child, despite inflationary pressures, supply chain
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Australia''s national science agency has reaffirmed its assessment that solar and wind energy backed by storage and transmission remain the lowest-cost new-build electricity generation technologies.
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Even so, this buildout would result in a sevenfold increase in operational battery capacity over the next three years. Australia has a massive pipeline of grid-scale battery energy storage projects. 16.5 GW of new battery projects could arrive in the NEM in the next 3 years.
The rolling average energy output for commissioned storage projects reached a new height in Q2 2025, at 584 MWh. There are currently 83 renewable electricity generation projects, which are in the financial commitment or under construction pipeline, representing 13.1 GW of capacity.
Australia’s NEM will see a massive increase in grid-scale battery energy storage capacity in the next three years. There are 16.8 GW of battery projects that could come online in the National Electricity Market (NEM) by the end of 2027.
Dietmar Tourbier, CSIRO’s Director of Energy, said by drawing on expert input from across the electricity sector, GenCost provides electricity generation cost projections that allow for evidence-based decisions to help guide Australia’s energy transition.
Three storage projects worth 334 MW (capacity) / 1,168 MWh (energy output) reached financial close, which marks the lowest quarterly result for storage projects since Q1 2023. Five generation projects were commissioned in Q2 2025 with a total operating capacity of 312 MW. Two storage projects were commissioned in Q2 worth 325 MW / 760 MWh.
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