Bridgetown pumped hydro news

Will Queensland invest $50 million in a pumped hydro project?

The Queensland government is set to invest $50 million into a pumped hydro project with an energy storage capacity of up to 20 GWh as it works to develop a new five-year Energy Roadmap that is to be delivered by the end of 2025.

Did Queensland pull the plug on pumped hydro energy storage project?

Queensland has pulled the plug on what would have been the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage project (PHES).

Are pumped hydro energy storage projects coming to Kidston?

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.

How many pumped hydro projects have been approved in New South Wales?

Of six projects recently given fast-tracked planning approval in New South Wales, three were pumped hydro ones. Elsewhere, Genex, a listed firm being bought for $380m by Japan’s J-Power, hopes its Kidston pumped hydro plant at an old Queensland goldmine will switch on by the first quarter of 2025.

What happened to the pioneer-Burdekin hydro project?

Meanwhile, the giant Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project, west of Mackay, has been scrapped entirely as part of an election promise. It was slated to be the largest renewable project of its kind in the world but a change of government in Queensland has uprooted plans for a north Queensland Hydro project.

How much will Queensland invest in pumped hydro energy storage?

The Government of Queensland is set to invest AUD 50 million ($30.1 million) into a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project with a capacity of up to 20 GWh, as it works to develop a five-year Energy Roadmap due for publication this year.