In this Weekly Dispatch:
- Renewable enARENA has announced up to $4.96 million in funding for Nextracker to deploy its tracker technologies across multiple solar farms, including the Goulburn River Solar Farm in New South Wales.
- Tomago Aluminium, Australia’s largest aluminium smelter has begun a consultation process with employees about the future of its operations, it has not identified a pathway that supports commercially sustainable operations beyond 2028.
- AEMC proposes new rules to manage customers leaving gas.
- The AER and Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) signed a memorandum of understanding this week to expand cooperation on regulatory practices and low-carbon technologies.
- AGL has signed a power purchase agreement with wind farm operator Tilt Renewables.
- Neoen commissions South Australia’s largest wind farm with 412 MW.
- AGL is preparing to shed hundreds of jobs as part of a massive restructure aimed at freeing up capital to accelerate its transition away from coal and towards renewables.
- Podcast of the week: The Catalyst chats about fast-tracking data centre interconnection.