Renewables up, power prices down as CleanCo kicks off

Queensland’s next wave of renewable energy and regional jobs is about to be unleashed with 10 projects competing for contracts to kick start new regional investments and a new clean energy generator.

Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said Queensland’s third publicly-owned electricity generator, CleanCo, would commence trading in the national electricity market on 31 October, and encourage up to 400 megawatts of new generation and storage.

Read the full Ministerial Statement