10/02/2026
NSW Declares $7B Pumped Hydro Projects Critical to Energy Grid
The NSW Government has designated two pumped hydro energy projects worth more than $7 billion—as Critical State Significant Infrastructure, allowing them to proceed under a state-led planning process. The Western Sydney Pumped Hydro Project at Lake Burragorang and the Yarrabin Pumped Hydro Project near Mudgee are expected to supply electricity to more than one million homes during peak demand periods. Both projects are currently in the early planning stages and will be subject to detailed environmental assessments and community consultation.
https://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au/nsw-declares-7b-pumped-hydro-projects-critical-to-energy-grid/
10/02/2025
2025 must be Australia’s Year of Energy Security
As per Stephen Galilee, CEO, NSW Minerals Council, Australia must declare 2025 as Year of Energy Security. This is due to the fact that Australia's journey to net zero has faced challenges with high electricity prices and power outages. According to a 2024 Statista Energy Report, Australia has the eighth highest electricity prices globally. He opined this should be the year we abandon half-measures and a blinkered approach to energy security and lay out a comprehensive plan to lock in affordable, reliable electricity for decades to come. This should involve short term, medium term and long term approaches to energy strategy that are technology neutral. He is also of the view that Australia should go ahead with building nuclear reactors.
https://nswmining.com.au/news/opinion-2025-must-be-australias-year-of-energy-security/
25/09/2025
Australia ‘should be the main supplier’ of coal as demand grows
Global coal use is increasing, even as a new emissions reduction target for 2035 is set to be announced this week. According to the International Energy Agency, coal consumption reached a record 8.8 billion tonnes in 2024.Consumption was 1.5 per cent higher than 2023 on the back of rising demand in China, India and Indonesia.
https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/climate-targets-must-acknowledge-rising-coal-consumption-new-hope-20250915-p5mv80
