1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Executive Summary 7
2.1 Australia, Power Sector Outlook 7
3 Introduction 10
3.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 11
4 Australia, Power Market, Snapshot 12
4.1 Macroeconomic Factors 12
4.2 Supply Security 14
4.3 Opportunities 15
4.4 Challenges 15
5 Australia, Power Market, Market Analysis 16
5.1 Australia, Power Market, Market Structure 16
5.2 Australia, Power Market, Key Market Players 17
5.3 Australia, Power Market, Financial Deals 18
5.3.1 Deal Value and Volume Analysis, 2008-September 2018 18
5.3.2 Deals by Type, 2017 20
5.4 Australia, Power Market, Demand Structure 21
5.4.1 Power Consumption by Sector, 2017 23
6 Australia, Power Market, Regulatory Scenario 24
6.1 Australia, Power Market, Regulatory Framework 24
6.2 Australia, Power Market, Renewable Energy Framework 24
6.2.1 Renewable Energy Target Scheme 25
6.2.2 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership 27
6.2.3 Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund 27
6.2.4 Clean Energy Finance Corporation 27
6.3 Renewable Energy Auctions, Australia 28
6.4 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Solar Power, Australia, Federal Incentives 29
6.4.1 Collaboration on Building Solar Future 29
6.5 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Wind, Australia, Federal Incentives 30
6.5.1 Mechanisms Supporting Grid-Connected Wind Power 30
6.6 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Geothermal, Australia, Federal Incentives 30
6.7 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Energy Efficiency, Australia, Federal Incentives 30
6.7.1 Energy Savings Initiative 30
6.7.2 Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) 30
6.8 Renewable Energy Policy Framework, Australia, State Level Policies and Incentives 31
6.8.1 South Australia 31
6.8.2 New South Wales 32
6.8.3 Victoria 33
6.8.4 Tasmania 36
6.8.5 Queensland 36
6.8.6 Australian Capital Territory 37
6.8.7 Western Australia 38
6.8.8 Northern Territory 39
7 Australia Power Market, Capacity and Generation Overview 40
7.1 Australia, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 40
7.1.1 Installed Capacity by Fuel Type, 2017 40
7.2 Cumulative Installed Capacity and Annual Generation, 2000-2030 41
7.2.1 Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity and Annual Thermal Power Generation, 2000-2030 43
7.2.2 Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity and Annual Hydropower Generation, 2000-2030 47
7.2.3 Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation, 2000-2030 51
8 Australia, Power Market, Transmission and Distribution Overview 55
8.1 Australia, Power Market, Transmission Network Overview 55
8.2 Australia, Power Market, Distribution Network Overview 56
8.3 Australia, Power Market, Grid Interconnection 57
8.4 Australia, Power Market, Electricity Trading 58
9 Australia, Power Market, Competitive Landscape: Snapshot of Leading Power Generating Companies 59
9.1 Key Company in the Australia Power Market: AGL Energy Ltd 59
9.1.1 Company Overview 59
9.1.2 Business Description 59
9.1.3 SWOT Overview 60
9.2 Key Company in the Australia Power Market: Origin Energy Ltd 62
9.2.1 Company Overview 62
9.2.2 Business Description 62
9.2.3 SWOT Overview 62
9.3 Key Company in the Australia Power Market: Snowy Hydro Ltd 64
9.3.1 Company Overview 64
9.3.2 Business Description 64
9.3.3 SWOT Overview 65
9.4 Key Company in the Australia Power Market: EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd 66
9.4.1 Company Overview 66
9.4.2 Business Description 66
9.4.3 SWOT Overview 67
9.5 Key Company in the Australia Power Market: Stanwell Corp Ltd 69
9.5.1 Company Overview 69
9.5.2 Business Description 69
9.5.3 SWOT Overview 70
10 Appendix 72
10.1 Market Definitions 72
10.1.1 Power 72
10.1.2 Installed Capacity 72
10.1.3 Electricity Generation 72
10.1.4 Electricity Consumption 72
10.1.5 Thermal Power Plant 72
10.1.6 Hydropower Plant 72
10.1.7 Nuclear Power 72
10.1.8 Renewable Energy Resources 72
10.2 Abbreviations 73
10.3 Bibliography 74
10.4 Methodology 75
10.5 Coverage 75
10.5.1 Secondary Research 75
10.5.2 Primary Research 75
10.5.3 Modeling and Forecasting 76
10.6 Contact Us 76
10.7 Disclaimer 77

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Power Market, Australia, Gross Domestic Product (AUD and $tn), Population (m), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2023 14
Table 2: Power Market, Australia, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies (%), 2017 17
Table 3: Power Market, Australia, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2008-September 2018 19
Table 4: Power Market, Australia, Deals by Type (%), 2017 20
Table 5: Power Market, Australia, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 22
Table 6: Power Market, Australia, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2017 23
Table 7: New Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, Annual Targets, Australia (TWh), 2015-2030 27
Table 8: State-wise Renewable Energy Targets, Australia 28
Table 9: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 40
Table 10: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 42
Table 11: Power Market, Australia, Leading Thermal Power Plants (MW), 2018 44
Table 12: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 46
Table 13: Power Market, Australia, Leading Hydropower Plants (MW), 2018 48
Table 14: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 50
Table 15: Power Market, Australia, Leading Non-hydro Renewable Power Plants (MW), 2018 52
Table 16: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 54
Table 17: Power Market, Australia, Transmission Line Length (Ckm) by Voltage Levels, 2007-2025 56
Table 18: Power Market, Australia, Distribution Line Length (Ckm), 2007-2025 57
Table 19: Power Market, Australia, AGL Energy Ltd, SWOT Profile, 2018 60
Table 20: Power Market, Australia, Origin Energy Ltd, SWOT Profile, 2018 62
Table 21: Power Market, Australia, Snowy Hydro Ltd, SWOT Profile, 2018 65
Table 22: Power Market, Australia, EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd, SWOT Profile, 2018 68
Table 23: Power Market, Australia, Stanwell Corp Ltd, SWOT Profile, 2018 70
Table 24: Abbreviations 73

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Power Market, Australia, Gross Domestic Product ($tn) and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2017 7
Figure 2: Power Market, Australia, Annual Power Consumption and Generation (TWh), 2000-2017 8
Figure 3: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 9
Figure 4: Power Market, Australia, Gross Domestic Product ($tn), Population (m), and Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2023 13
Figure 5: Power Market, Australia, Market Share of Leading Power Generation Companies (%), 2017 17
Figure 6: Power Market, Australia, Deal Value ($bn) and Number of Deals, 2008-September 2018 18
Figure 7: Power Market, Australia, Deals by Type (%), 2017 20
Figure 8: Power Market, Australia, Annual Power Consumption (TWh), 2000-2030 21
Figure 9: Power Market, Australia, Power Consumption by Sector (%), 2017 23
Figure 10: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Fuel Type (%), 2017 40
Figure 11: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Capacity (GW) and Annual Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 41
Figure 12: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Thermal Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Thermal Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 45
Figure 13: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Hydropower Capacity (GW) and Annual Hydropower Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 49
Figure 14: Power Market, Australia, Cumulative Installed Non-hydro Renewable Power Capacity (GW) and Annual Non-hydro Renewable Power Generation (TWh), 2000-2030 53