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May the fourth be with you

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. The Queensland Government released their energy roadmap for 2025.
  2. The Australian Government announced the winners of the CIS tender 4, choosing 20 projects totalling 6.6GW.
  3. The Queensland government is setting up a $400m energy investment fund.
  4. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) made a final determination to not implement a new real-time market for inertia.
  5. AEMC launches a package of work to ensure the transmission electricity planning framework remains fit for purpose.
  6. Synergy apologises after overcharging customers $40 million.
  7. Bell Bay Aluminium is struggling to secure a 10-year power supply deal with Hydro Tasmania.
  8. Podcast of the week: Bloomberg chat about the upcoming forecasted cold winter in the Northern Hemisphere and how this impacts gas supply.

Glad wrap

In this Weekly Dispatch:

  1. Rio Tinto has told workers the Gladstone Power Station could retire early. The station, which is Queensland’s largest and oldest coal-fired power station, was scheduled to close in 2035, but could now close in 2029.
  2. Europe’s day ahead electricity market switched to 15-minute trading intervals.
  3. Alcoa has confirmed it is permanently closing its Kwinana Alumina Refinery.
  4. New Zealand Government released their Energy Package.
  5. The ACCC released their Gas inquiry September 2025 interim report.
  6. Normanton Solar Farm has switched off its panels due to higher costs.
  7. Snowy Hydro has confirmed it will need to acquire more funds to deliver the Snowy 2.0 renewable energy project, as costs continue to spiral beyond $12 billion.
  8. EnergyCo has revised proposed transmission line routes for the New England renewable energy zone.
  9. The AEC chats about Nuclear Fusion and recent deals.
  10. Podcast of the week: Let Me Sum Up chat about Australia’s new 2035 emissions target.

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