The draft report from the NEM Wholesale Market Setting Review proposes a bold new mechanism—the Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM)—to address the investment challenges facing Aust ...

Following the procurement and contractual close of the Kidston Pumped Hydro Project and Snowy 2.0, multiple pumped hydro energy storage projects have been announced, and are in the early stages of planning and procurement. ...

In order to accelerate much-needed new electricity generation and storage, the National Electricity Market should jettison the current Commonwealth generation underwriting scheme and instead move to a ...

In our latest update, we examine the AEMC's draft report on its review of the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism. ...

The BESS is the second asset to be added to the FRV portfolio financing platform, which Allens helped establish in 2024, following the addition of the 100MW/200MWh Terang BESS. The Australian ...

The agreement is ENGIE's first 100% virtual storage agreement to be entirely de-linked from a physical battery asset, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of energy trading in Australia ...

Recently commenced changes to the planning regime in Queensland will bring social benefits to communities in which wind and large-scale solar projects are constructed, in terms of infrastructure and o ...

The past year has seen a number of strategic developments, across both regulation and industry, that reinforce the importance of natural gas in Australia's energy transition. It is now increasingly cl ...

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC in the month of June and take a closer look at the Frequency Performance Payments scheme which was officially made live across AEMO's wholesale systems on 8 June 2025. ...

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC in the month of March and take a closer look at the AER's review of the exemptions framework for embedded networks. ...