100% of Australia’s new power sources to be renewable through 2020
AEMO: Renewables to account for all new power in Australia through 2020 Penn Energy December 16, 2013 By Dorothy Davis Content Director A new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) forecasts 100 percent of new power in Australia will be generated from renewable energy sources through 2020.
The AEMO’s National Transmission Network Development Plan (NTNDP) The AEMO’s National Transmission Network Development Plan (NTNDP) 2013, predicts the majority of new electric generation will be based on wind power (84%), followed by solar (13%) and finally biomass(3%). This includes 168 MW of new wind generation that has recently come online in Tasmania, and a further 131 MW in Victoria, 270 MW in South Australia, and 386 MW in New South Wales committed to come online from 2014–15. AEMO said it is aware of close to 15,800 MW of proposed wind generation projects.
The NTNDP estimates approximately 8,700 MW of new wind generation to connect to the transmission network by 2020, resulting in a total installed National Electricity Market wind generation capacity of around 11,000 MW………..
Read the full report here: National Transmission Network Development Plan 2013 (pdf) http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/12/renewable-energy-to-account-for-nearly-all-new-power-in-australia-through-2020.html
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