Queensland Energy Roadmap
The Crisafulli Government has released its Energy Roadmap 2025, outlining a strategy to improve Queensland’s existing energy assets.
The roadmap aims to reduce energy system costs by $26 billion to 2035, achieved through extending the life of state-owned generation assets and greater private sector participation in new projects.
- Extending the life of state-owned generation assets
- Targeted maintenance investment
- Greater private sector participation in new projects
The plan provides clarity on the role of coal and gas in maintaining near-term reliability, while setting a framework for private investment in renewables and firming technologies such as batteries and pumped storage hydropower.
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Author summary: Queensland Energy Roadmap outlines reliability-focused transition.