# List of proposed power stations in Australia

This is a list of proposed power stations in the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia currently has 11 proposed fossil power plants, 42 proposed renewable plants, and eight others.

## Fossil fuelled

| State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Status | Notes |
| SA | Kingston | Hybrid Energy | 36°48′S 139°48′E﻿ / ﻿36.8°S 139.8°E﻿ / -36.8; 139.8 (Check) | 300 | Cancelled | Brown coal |
| SA | Arckaringa | Altona Resources | 27°30′S 135°30′E﻿ / ﻿27.5°S 135.5°E﻿ / -27.5; 135.5 (estimate) | 560 | Cancelled | Coal to liquid, proposed to have CCS |
| NSW | Redbank 2 | Altona Resources | 27°36′S 152°52′E﻿ / ﻿27.60°S 152.86°E﻿ / -27.60; 152.86 (estimate) | 151 | Cancelled | Coal tailings-fired power station |
| SA | Reeves Plains | Alinta Energy | 34°30′14″S 138°36′40″E﻿ / ﻿34.504°S 138.611°E﻿ / -34.504; 138.611 | 300 | Approved | To be supplied from Moomba-Adelaide gas pipeline |
| QLD | ZeroGen | Government of Queensland | 23°22′S 150°31′E﻿ / ﻿23.37°S 150.51°E﻿ / -23.37; 150.51 (estimate) | 300 | Cancelled | Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) with carbon capture and storage (CCS) |
| QLD | Spring Gully | Origin Energy | 25°26′46″S 150°00′25″E﻿ / ﻿25.446°S 150.007°E﻿ / -25.446; 150.007 (estimate) | 1000 | Possibly abandoned | Combined-cycle gas-fired power station. First 500 MW stage was planned to be operational in 2008, but as of 2019 has not been built and is no longer on the Origin Energy website. |
| WA | Bluewaters 3 & 4 | Griffin Energy | | 416 | On hold | Fuel is thermal coal. Project delayed due to decreasing demand. |
| WA | Coolimba | Aviva Corporation Ltd and AES, sold to Westgen | 29°56′56″S 115°12′47″E﻿ / ﻿29.949°S 115.213°E﻿ / -29.949; 115.213 (estimate) | 450 | Rejected | Fuel is sub-bituminous coal. |
| VIC | Shaw River | Santos | 38°11′02″S 142°06′40″E﻿ / ﻿38.184°S 142.111°E﻿ / -38.184; 142.111 (estimate) | 1500 | Abandoned | Gas |
| VIC | Tarrone | AGL | 38°10′52″S 142°10′48″E﻿ / ﻿38.181°S 142.180°E﻿ / -38.181; 142.180 | 920 | On hold | Gas peaking |
| SA | Quarantine Power Station Expansion | Origin Energy | | 160/180 | Proposed | Includes an LPG import/storage terminal |

## Nuclear

| State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
| JBT | Jervis Bay Nuclear Power Plant | EnergyAustralia | 35°08′02″S 150°45′27″E﻿ / ﻿35.133841°S 150.757424°E﻿ / -35.133841; 150.757424 | 500 | 1969-71 | Cancelled | |

## Hydro

| State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
| QLD | Burdekin Hydro | Stanwell Corporation | 20°38′37″S 147°08′17″E﻿ / ﻿20.6435°S 147.138°E﻿ / -20.6435; 147.138 | 37 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Kidston Pumped Hydro (using former Kidston Gold Mine) | Genex Power | 19°05′00″S 144°07′26″E﻿ / ﻿19.0833°S 144.124°E﻿ / -19.0833; 144.124 | 250 | Expected 2024 | Pre-construction | |
| SA | Goat Hill Pumped Hydro | Altura Group/Delta Electricity | | 230 | Expected late 2022 | Proposed | At Lincoln Gap, 12 km west of Port Augusta using fresh water |
| SA | Cultana Pumped Hydro Project | EnergyAustralia and Arup Group | 32°35′S 137°44′E﻿ / ﻿32.59°S 137.73°E﻿ / -32.59; 137.73﻿ (Cultana) | 225 | Proposed for 2023 | Proposed, pending investment decision | Using seawater |
| SA | Highbury Pumped Hydro | Tilt Renewables | 34°51′S 138°44′E﻿ / ﻿34.85°S 138.74°E﻿ / -34.85; 138.74﻿ (Highbury) | 300 | | Cancelled | Using a former quarry |
| SA | Baroota pumped hydro | Rise Renewables | 32°55′S 138°04′E﻿ / ﻿32.92°S 138.06°E﻿ / -32.92; 138.06﻿ (Baroota) | 200–270 | | Proposed | Baroota Reservoir 40 km northeast of Port Pirie |
| SA | Middleback Pumped Hydro | GFG Alliance | 33°15′S 137°07′E﻿ / ﻿33.25°S 137.11°E﻿ / -33.25; 137.11﻿ (Middleback) | 1000 | | Proposed | Iron Duchess mine |
| SA | Kanmantoo mine | AGL Energy | 35°05′S 139°01′E﻿ / ﻿35.09°S 139.01°E﻿ / -35.09; 139.01﻿ (Kanmantoo) | 250 | Plans dropped in February 2020 | Cancelled | |

## Biomass

| State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
| TAS | Bell Bay Pulp Mill | Gunns | 41°09′18″S 146°55′12″E﻿ / ﻿41.155°S 146.92°E﻿ / -41.155; 146.92 | 180 | 2013 | Cancelled | Pulp mill biomass |
| SA | Yorke Biomass Energy Project | Yorke Biomass Energy Pty Ltd | | 15 | | Proposed | Will use straw as fuel |
| SA | Edinburgh Parks Bioreactor Plant Stage 1 | DeLorean Energy | | 8 | 2020 | Proposed | Converts food waste into methane gas |
| SA | Edinburgh Parks Bioreactor Plant Stage 2 | DeLorean Energy | | 7 | 2021 | Proposed | Converts food waste into Methane gas |
| QLD | Ingham Integrated Energy Facility | North Queensland Bio-Energy Corporation Limited | | 115 | June 2021 | Proposed | |

## Landfill gas

| State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
| NSW | Woodlawn Bioreactor (units 7 to 12) | EnergyAustralia | 6 | Q3, 2015 to Q4, 2021 | Proposed | Landfill gas |
| NSW | Woodlawn Bioreactor (units 4 to 6) | EnergyAustralia | 3 | Q4 2011 to Q2 2014 | Proposed | Landfill gas |
| NSW | Club Merrylands | Energy Response | 0.8 | Q4 2011 to Q2 2014 | Proposed | Liquid fuel |

## Wind

| State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
| QLD | Kennedy Wind Farm | Windlab | 21°S 145°E﻿ / ﻿21°S 145°E﻿ / -21; 145 | 750 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Crows Nest | AGL Energy | 27°13′S 151°57′E﻿ / ﻿27.217°S 151.950°E﻿ / -27.217; 151.950 | 200 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Archer Point | | 15°34′S 145°18′E﻿ / ﻿15.567°S 145.300°E﻿ / -15.567; 145.300 | 120 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm | Lacour Energy | 22°39′25″S 149°24′14″E﻿ / ﻿22.657°S 149.404°E﻿ / -22.657; 149.404 | 800 | Expected late 2022 | Proposed | Joint solar / wind project. Battery storage. |
| TAS | TasWind | Hydro Tasmania | 39°52′S 143°59′E﻿ / ﻿39.867°S 143.983°E﻿ / -39.867; 143.983 | 600 | | Abandoned | |
| TAS | Western Plains Wind Farm | Epuron | 40°43′26″S 145°15′40″E﻿ / ﻿40.724°S 145.261°E﻿ / -40.724; 145.261 | 40 | | Proposed | 13 turbines. |
| QLD | Forest Wind | CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services | 25°46′34″S 152°47′42″E﻿ / ﻿25.776°S 152.795°E﻿ / -25.776; 152.795 | 1200 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Forsayth Wind Farm | Infigen Energy | 18°29′56″S 143°35′31″E﻿ / ﻿18.499°S 143.592°E﻿ / -18.499; 143.592 | 75 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | High Road Wind Farm | RATCH-Australia | 17°36′S 145°28′E﻿ / ﻿17.60°S 145.47°E﻿ / -17.60; 145.47 | 80 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Kaban Green Power Hub | Neoen | 17°34′S 145°24′E﻿ / ﻿17.56°S 145.40°E﻿ / -17.56; 145.40 | 130 | | Proposed | 100MW of battery storage |
| QLD | Lakeland Wind Farm | Windlab | 15°48′S 144°48′E﻿ / ﻿15.8°S 144.8°E﻿ / -15.8; 144.8 | 100 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Archer Point Wind Farm | Wind Power Queensland | 15°48′S 144°48′E﻿ / ﻿15.8°S 144.8°E﻿ / -15.8; 144.8 | 240 | | Proposed | |
| TAS | Robbins Island Wind Farm | UPC Renewables | 40°41′06″S 144°55′34″E﻿ / ﻿40.685°S 144.926°E﻿ / -40.685; 144.926 | 340 (Stage 1) | | Proposed | Up to 340 in stage 1, 1000 later |
| WA | Asian Renewable Energy Hub | Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas | 20°S 121°E﻿ / ﻿20°S 121°E﻿ / -20; 121﻿ (Asian Renewable Energy Park) | 2600 | 2028 (first exports) | Proposed; environmental approval | Solar/wind to create green hydrogen, ammonia |

## Solar

| State | Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity in MW | Commissioning date | Status | Notes |
| QLD | Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm | Lacour Energy | 22°39′25″S 149°24′14″E﻿ / ﻿22.657°S 149.404°E﻿ / -22.657; 149.404 | 200-400 | | Proposed | Joint solar / wind project. Battery storage. |
| QLD | Bulli Creek Solar Farm | Solar Choice Sun Edison | 27°59′46″S 150°51′18″E﻿ / ﻿27.996°S 150.855°E﻿ / -27.996; 150.855 | 2000 | | Proposed | Could become largest solar farm in the world when constructed. |
| QLD | Munna Creek Solar Farm | Renewable Energy System Technologies | 25°52′S 152°28′E﻿ / ﻿25.87°S 152.46°E﻿ / -25.87; 152.46 | 120 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Moranbah Solar Farm | Adani | | 170 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Oakey Solar Farm (Stage 2) | Oakey 1 AssetCo Pty Ltd | | 55 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Childers Solar Farm | ESCO Pacific | | 80 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Rollingstone Solar Farm | ESCO Pacific | | 110 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Aramara Solar Farm | Eco Energy World Australia | | 140 | | Proposed | |
| QLD | Kidston II | Genex Power | | 270 | | Proposed | |
| NSW | Jemalong Solar Farm | Genex Power | 33°24′29″S 147°38′49″E﻿ / ﻿33.40806°S 147.64694°E﻿ / -33.40806; 147.64694﻿ (Jemalong) | 50 | 2021 | Under construction | |
| SA | Snowtown North | Tilt Renewables | | 45 | | Proposed | |
| WA | Waddi | Tilt Renewables | | 50 | | Proposed | |
| NSW | Beryl Solar Farm | New Energy Solar | | 100 | June 2019 | Complete | 5 km west of Gulgong |
| NSW | Suntop Solar Farm | Photon Energy | 32°35′24″S 148°49′50″E﻿ / ﻿32.5899°S 148.8305°E﻿ / -32.5899; 148.8305 | 170 | | Proposed | |
| NSW | Darlington Point | Edify Energy | 34°40′23″S 146°01′37″E﻿ / ﻿34.673°S 146.027°E﻿ / -34.673; 146.027 | 300 | | Under construction | |
| NT | Australia-Asia Power Link | Sun Cable | | 6000 | | Proposed | |
| SA | Cultana Solar Farm | Simec Energy Australia | 32°57′S 137°35′E﻿ / ﻿32.95°S 137.59°E﻿ / -32.95; 137.59 | 280 | Expected end of 2020 | Proposed | To be built (EPC) by Shanghai Electric as the first stage of a plan to power heavy industry with renewable energy |
| SA | Bungama Solar Farm | EPS Energy | 33°11′S 138°05′E﻿ / ﻿33.19°S 138.09°E﻿ / -33.19; 138.09 | 280 | Expected 2025 | Proposed | East of Port Pirie |
| SA | Pallamana Solar Farm | RES | 35°05′S 139°12′E﻿ / ﻿35.08°S 139.20°E﻿ / -35.08; 139.20﻿ (Pallamana) | 176 | Expected Mid 2021 | Proposed | Pallamana northwest of Murray Bridge. Received planning consent 23 July 2019. |
| WA | Asian Renewable Energy Hub | Macquarie Group, CWP Energy Asia, Intercontinental Energy, Vestas | 20°S 121°E﻿ / ﻿20°S 121°E﻿ / -20; 121﻿ (Asian Renewable Energy Park) | up to 3.5GW | Possibly 2026 | Proposed | Undersea cable to southeast Asia and local mining industry intended as customers. Combined with wind farm. |