This analysis of the workforce implications of the electricity scenarios laid out in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Integrated System Plan (ISP) shows very rapid scale-up is required. The report empowers governments, the electricity sector and education providers to develop informed and responsive policies, plans and programs.

This report provides a 10-year outlook of investment requirements to maintain reliability for Australia’s National Electricity Market. It highlights that expected investments in new generation, storage and transmission must be delivered on time and in full to maintain a reliable supply of electricity to homes and businesses.

AEMO’s Integrated System Plan (ISP) is a roadmap for the transition of the National Electricity Market (NEM) power system, with a clear plan for essential infrastructure that will meet future energy needs. The 2024 ISP confirms that renewable energy, connected by transmission and distribution, firmed with storage and backed up by gas-powered generation, is the...

New information has become available since AEMO released the 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) in August 2023 that warrants reassessment of the supply and demand outlook in the National Electricity Market (NEM). This update to the 2023 ESOO reinforces that urgent investments in capacity in the NEM are needed to manage reliability risks.

The Gas Statement of Opportunities provides AEMO’s forecast of annual gas consumption and maximum gas demand, and reports on the adequacy of central and eastern gas markets to supply forecast demand over a 20-year outlook period.