Energy in Australia 2009
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Appendix 1
Current and proposed energy projects
38 Proposed new power stations and expansions a
 
project company
location
status
expected
startup
new
capacity
capital
expend.
 
Black coal
Bluewaters stage 1 Griffin Energy
5 km NE of Collie, WA
New project,
under construction
late 2008
208MW
$400m
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Bluewaters stage 2 Griffin Energy
5 km NE of Collie, WA
Expansion,
under construction
2009
208MW
$400m
 
CSM
Braemar 2 ERM Power/Arrow Energy
40 km W of Dalby, QLD
Expansion,
under construction
2009
450MW
$546m
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Condamine QLD Gas Company
& ANZ Infrastructure Services
8 km E of Miles, QLD
New project,
under construction
2009
140MW
$170m
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Darling Downs Origin Energy
40 km W of Dalby, QLD
New project,
under construction
late 2009
630MW
$951m
(inc pipeline)
 
Gas
Colongra gas
   project		 Delta Electricity
Munmorah, NSW
New project,
under construction
late 2009
660MW
$500m
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Kwinana Perth Energy
30 km S of Perth, WA
New project, committed
na
120MW
$120m
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Mortlake Stage 1 Origin Energy
12 km W of Mortlake, VIC
New project, committed
2010
550MW
$640m
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Neerabup Babcock and Brown 50 km N of
Power/ERM
New project, Perth, WA
2009
under construction
330MW
$425m
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NewGenKwinana Babcock and Brown
Power/ERM
30 km S of Perth, WA
New project,
under construction
late 2008
330MW
$400m
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Newman Babcock and Brown Power
Newman, WA
Expansion,
under construction
2009
37MW
$90m
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Owen Springs Power and Water Corporation
25 km S of Alice Springs, NT
New project,
under construction
2009
22MW
$80m
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Quarantine
   Expansion		 Origin Energy
20 km NE of Adelaide, SA
Expansion,
under construction
2008
120MW
$86m
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Tallawara Stage 1 TRUenergy
13 km S of
Wollongong, NSW
New project,
under construction
 early 2009
400MW
$350m
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Tamar Valley Aurora Energy
Bell Bay, TAS
New project,
under construction
early 2009
375MW
$464m
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Uranquinty Origin Energy
15 km SW of
Wagga Wagga, NSW
New project,
under construction
2009
640MW
$700m
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Weddell stage 2 Power and Water Corporation
40 km SE of
Darwin, NT
Expansion,
under construction
late 2008
40MW
na
 
Oil
Mount Stuart Origin Energy
Townsville, QLD
Expansion,
under construction
2009
126MW
$92m
 
Wind
Capital Wind Farm Renewable Power Ventures
50 km NE of Canberra, NSW
New project,
under construction
2009
132MW
$220m
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Crowlands Wind
   Farm		 Pacific Hydro
30 km NE of Ararat, VIC
New project,
under construction
2009
172MW
$360m
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Cullerin Range
   Wind Farm		 Origin Energy
30 km W of Goulburn, NSW
New project,
under construction
mid-2009
30MW
$90m
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Hallett 2 Energy Infrastructure Trust
20 km from Burra, SA
Expansion,
under construction
2010
71MW
$159m
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Portland stage 2 Pacific Hydro
Cape Bridgewater, VIC
New project,
commissioning under way
late 2008
58MW
$130m
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Portland stage 3 Pacific Hydro
Cape Nelson South, VIC
New project,
under construction
mid-2009
44MW
na
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Waubra Wind Farm Acciona Energy
35km NW of Ballarat, VIC
New project,
under construction
2009
192MW
€238m
(A$400m)
 
Hydro
Bogong Power
   Development		 AGL
300 km NW of Melbourne, VIC
New project,
under construction
late 2009
140MW
$230m
 
Biomass
Broadwater Delta Electricity
20 km SW of Ballina, NSW
New project,
under construction
late 2008
30MW
$105m
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Condong Delta Electricity
5 km NW of Murwillumbah,
NSW
New project,
under construction
late 2008
30MW
$105m
a Summary of projects classified as committed, for proposed projects please refer to source. Source: ABARE, Electricity generation - major development projects, October 2008 .listing. Available at ../../../publications_html/energy/energy_08/energy_08.html
39 Renewable power generators in Australia, 2007
 
 state
 owner
capacity
kW
 
Bagasse
Pioneer 2
QLD
CSR Sugar Mills
68 000
Invicta
QLD
CSR Sugar Mills
39 000
Rocky Point
QLD
National Power and Babcock
and Brown JV
28 000
Tully
QLD
Independent Sugar North Ltd
21 400
Marian
QLD
Mackay Sugar Mills
18 000
Proserpine
QLD
Independent Sugar North Ltd
16 000
Farleigh
QLD
Mackay Sugar Mills
13 000
Inkerman
QLD
CSR Sugar Mills
12 000
South Johnstone
QLD
Bundaberg Sugar Ltd
11 500
Victoria
QLD
CSR Sugar Mills
11 000
Mossman
QLD
Mossman Central Mill Co Ltd
11 000
Isis
QLD
Isis Central Sugar Mill Co Ltd
10 700
Mulgrave
QLD
Independent Sugar North Ltd
10 500
Racecourse
QLD
Mackay Sugar Mills
10 500
Pleystowe
QLD
Mackay Sugar Mills
10 100
Plane Creek
QLD
CSR Sugar Mills
10 000
Kalamia
QLD
CSR Sugar Mills
9 000
Broadwater
NSW
NSW Sugar Mills Co-Op
8 000
Other operators
62 450
Total
380 150
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Biogas
Lucas Heights II stage 2
NSW
Energy Developments Ltd
18 000
Carrum Downs 1 & 2
VIC
Melbourne Water
17 000
Lucas Heights II
NSW
Energy Developments Ltd
13 000
Clayton
VIC
Energy Developments Ltd
10 000
Eastern Creek 2
NSW
LMS Generation Pty Ltd
8 800
Werribee (AGL)
VIC
AGL
7 800
Sunshine
VIC
ABB
7 500
Woodlawn
NSW
Energy Australia
7 000
Broadmeadows
VIC
Energy Development Ltd
7 000
Werribee 2
VIC
Melbourne Water
7 000
Berwick
VIC
Energy Developments Ltd
7 000
South Cardup
WA
Landfill Management Services Ltd
6 000
Wingfield I
SA
Energy Developments Ltd
5 000
Springvale
VIC
Energy Developments Ltd
4 000
Belrose
NSW
Energy Developments Ltd
4 000
Canningvale
WA
Landfill Gas and Power Pty Ltd
4 000
Lucas Heights I
NSW
Energy Developments Ltd
4 000
Other operators
80 542
Total
217 642
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Woodwaste
Tumut
NSW
Visy Paper
17 000
Gladstone A&B
QLD
Comalco/NRG
10 000
Mount Gambier
SA
Carter Holt Harvey
10 000
Bayswater
NSW
Macquarie Generation
5 000
Liddell
NSW
Macquarie Generation
5 000
Mount Piper
NSW
Delta Electricity
5 000
Muja
WA
Verve Energy
5 000
Stapylton
QLD
Green Pacific Energy
5 000
Vales Point B
NSW
Delta Electricity
5 000
Wallerawang C
NSW
Delta Electricity
5 000
Narrogin
WA
Verve Energy/Oil Mallee Co/Enecon P/L
1 000
Other operators
495
Total
73 495
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Other renewables a
Kalgoorlie - biodiesel
WA
Verve Energy
63 000
Hunter Economic Zone
   (biodiesel)
NSW
Infratil Energy
29 000
Maryvale
VIC
Australian Paper
24 000
Hazelwood
VIC
International Power Hazelwood
10 000
EarthPower
NSW
Country Energy
4 000
Eastern Creek UR-3R
NSW
Global Renewables
3 000
Brisbane
QLD
Visy Paper
2 000
Gympie
QLD
Ergon Energy
1 500
Upper Chittering
WA
Rufftuff
10
Total
136 510
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Geothermal
Birdsville
QLD
Ergon Energy
80
Total
80
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Hydroelectricity
Tumut 3
NSW
Snowy Hydro Ltd
1 500 000
Murray 1
NSW
Snowy Hydro Ltd
950 000
Murray 2
NSW
Snowy Hydro Ltd
550 000
Wivenhoe Dam
QLD
Tarong Energy
500 000
Gordon
TAS
Hydro TAS
432 000
Tumut 1
NSW
Snowy Hydro Ltd
330 000
Poatina
TAS
Hydro TAS
300 000
Tumut 2
NSW
Snowy Hydro Ltd
286 000
Reece
TAS
Hydro TAS
231 200
Kangaroo Valley
NSW
Eraring Energy
160 000
Dartmouth
VIC
Southern Hydro (owned by AGL)
150 000
John Butters
TAS
Hydro TAS
144 000
Eildon
VIC
Southern Hydro (owned by AGL)
136 000
Tungatinah
TAS
Hydro TAS
125 000
McKay Creek
VIC
Southern Hydro (owned by AGL)
120 000
Trevallyn
TAS
Hydro TAS
95 000
Tarraleah
TAS
Hydro TAS
90 000
Cethana
TAS
Hydro TAS
85 000
Liapootah
TAS
Hydro TAS
83 700
Tribute/Newton
TAS
Hydro TAS
82 800
Bendeela
NSW
Eraring Energy
80 000
Blowering
NSW
Snowy Hydro Ltd
80 000
Bastyan
TAS
Hydro TAS
79 900
Mackintosh
TAS
Hydro TAS
79 900
Kareeya
QLD
Stanwell Corp (33% NRG)
79 000
Other operators
1 064 065
Total
7 813 565
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Ocean (wave)
Port Kembla
NSW
Oceanlinx
500
Portland
VIC
Ocean Power Technologies (Aust) P/L and
   Powercor Aust
20
Total
520
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Solar
Broken Hill
NSW
Australian Inland Energy
1 000
Newington
NSW
Private
665
Newcastle - CSIRO
NSW
CSIRO
500
Singleton
NSW
Energy Australia
400
Lajamanu
NT
Solar Systems
288
Kings Canyon
NT
NT PowerWater
241
Ernaballa
SA
Solar Systems
220
Public Schools NSW
NSW
Integral Energy
204
Greater Melbourne
VIC
Private Homeowner/Citipower
200
Kogarah
NSW
Kogarah Council
200
Queen VIC Market
VIC
Melbourne City Council
200
Hermannsburg
NT
Solar Systems
192
Yuendumu
NT
Solar Systems
192
Hamersley Iron
WA
Hamersley Iron
151
Olympic Boulevarde
NSW
Sydney Olympic Park Authority
150
Public Schools SA
SA
SA Government
148
Other comercial and research operators
3 223
Domestic, recreational and other
62 777
Total
70 951
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Wind
Lake Bonney stage 2
SA
Babcock and Brown Wind Partners
159 000
Woolnorth
TAS
Roaring40s/Hydro TAS
140 250
Snowtown
SA
Wind Prospect and Trust Power
98 700
Hallett 1
SA
AGL
94 500
Wattle Point
SA
ANZ Energy Infrastructure Trust/
Wind Farm Developments
91 000
Walkaway - Alinta
WA
Babcock and Brown Wind Partners/
Alinta Ltd
90 000
Lake Bonney 1
SA
Babcock and Brown Wind Partners
80 500
Emu Downs
WA
Transfield Services Infrastructure
Ltd & Griffin Energy
79 200
Mount Millar
SA
Transfield Services Infrastructure Ltd
70 000
Cathedral Rocks
SA
Roaring40s/Hydro TAS & Acciona
Energy
66 000
Challicum Hills
VIC
Pacific Hydro
52 500
Canunda
SA
International Power and Wind
Prospect Pty Ltd
46 000
Starfish Hill
SA
Transfield Services Infrastructure Ltd
34 000
Yambuk (Portland
   stage 1)
VIC
Pacific Hydro Ltd
30 000
Albany
WA
Verve Energy
22 000
Toora
VIC
Transfield Services Infrastructure Ltd
21 000
Codrington
VIC
Pacific Hydro
18 000
Windy Hill
QLD
Transfield Services Infrastructure Ltd
12 000
Wonthaggi
VIC
Wind Power Pty Ltd
12 000
Blayney
NSW
Eraring Energy
9 900
Crookwell
NSW
Eraring Energy
6 000
9 Mile Beach
WA
Verve Energy
3 600
King Island
TAS
Hydro TAS
2 450
10 Mile Lagoon
WA
Verve Energy
2 025
Hampton
NSW
Hickory Hill Wind Energy Pty Ltd
1 200
Hopetoun
WA
Verve Energy
1 200
Other operators
5 761
Total
1 248 786
a Black liquor, crop waste, municipal waste and biodiesel.
Sources: Geoscience Australia; NEMMCO; Watt, M 2007. National Survey Report of PV Power Applications in Australia.
40 Major new coal projects a
project company
location
status
expected
startup
new
capacity
capital
expend.
Black coal – mining projects – NSW
Blakefield South
Xstrata/
Nippon Steel
16 km SW
of Singleton
New project,
under construction
2010
nil (replacement
for Beltana)
$375m
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Mangoola (Anvil
Hill opencut)
Xstrata Coal
20 km SW
of Muswellbrook
New project, committed,
subject to mining
lease
2011
10.5 Mt thermal
$1.1b
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Narrabri Coal Project
(stage 1)
Whitehaven
20 km SE of Narrabri
New project,
under construction
mid-2009
1.5 Mt thermal
$185m
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Rocglen (Belmont)
opencut
Whitehaven
26 km N of Gunnedah
New project,
committed
late 2008
1.5 Mt thermal
$35m
Black coal – mining projects – QLD
Blackwater Creek
Diversion
Wesfarmers
200 km W
of Rockhampton
Expansion,
committed
2010
Nil (extension
of Curragh mine
life)
$130m
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Carborough Downs
longwall
Vale
20 km NE of Moranbah
Expansion,
under construction
2009
3 Mt coking
US$330m
(A$390m)
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Clermont opencut
Rio Tinto
11 km N of Clermont
New project,
under construction
2010
12 Mt thermal
(replacing Blair
Athol capacity)
US$1.3b
(A$1.5b)
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Ensham bord and pillar
underground mine
Ensham Resources
40 km NE of Emerald
New project,
committed
2010
2 Mt thermal
$120m
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Kestrel
Rio Tinto
51 km NE of Emerald
Expansion,
under construction
2012
1.7 Mt coking
US$991m
(A$1.17b)
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Lake Lindsay opencut
Anglo Coal
Australia/ Mitsui
near German Creek
– central QLD
New project,
under construction
late 2008
1.9 Mt hard coking,
1.8 Mt PCI,
0.3 Mt thermal
US$726m
(A$854m)
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Vermont Coal Project
QCMM
15 km NE of Dysart
New project,
under construction
2009
4 Mt coking
$264m
Black coal – infrastructure projects – NSW
Kooragang Island coal
terminal expansion
Port Waratah
Coal Services
Newcastle
Expansion,
under construction
2010
Capacity increase
of 11 Mt
$456m
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NCIG export terminal
(Newcastle Coal
Infrastructure Group)
NCIG
Newcastle
New project,
under construction
2010
Capacity of
30 Mtpa initially;
ultimately 66 Mtpa
US$1.1b
(A$1.3b)
Black coal – infrastructure projects – QLD
Abbot Point Coal
Terminal X25 expansion
Ports Corporation
of Queensland
Bowen
Expansion,
under construction
mid 2009
Terminal
capacity increase
from 21 Mtpa
to 25 Mtpa
$95m
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Abbot Point Coal
Terminal X50 expansion
Ports Corporation
of Queensland
Bowen
Expansion,
committed
mid 2010
Terminal
capacity increase
from 25 Mtpa
to 50 Mtpa
$818m
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Abbot Point Coal
Terminal yard refurbishment
Ports Corporation of
Queensland
Bowen
Refurbishment, committed
late 2008
na
$68m
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Brisbane Coal Terminal
expansion
Queensland Bulk
Handling
Brisbane
Expansion,
under construction
2009
3 Mtpa increase
$60m
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Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
7X expansion project Phases 2/3
Babcock & Brown
Infrastructure
Dalrymple Bay
Expansion,
under construction
early 2009
Port capacity
increase from
68 to 85 Mtpa
$679m
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Grantleigh to Tunnel
Queensland Rail
70 km W of Rockhampton
Expansion,
under construction
late 2009
na
$49m
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Jilalan Rail Yard Upgrade
Queensland Rail
35 km S of Mackay
Expansion,
under construction
late 2009
System capacity
increase
of 38 Mtpa
$500m
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Stanwell–Wycarbah upgrade
Queensland Rail
40 km W of
Rockhampton
Expansion,
under construction
mid-2009
na
$72m
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Vermont Rail Spur and
Balloon Loop
Queensland Rail
15 km NE of Dysart
New project,
under construction
2009
4 Mtpa increase
$70m
a Summary of projects classified as committed, for proposed projects please refer to source. Source: ABARE, Minerals and energy - major development projects, October 2008 listing. Available at ../../../publications_html/energy/energy_08/energy_08.html
41 Major new oil and gas projects a
 
project company
location
status
expected
startup
new capacity
capital expend.
 
Coal seam methane
Darling Downs
 development (including
Spring Gully Phase V
 and Tallinga)
 (includes wells from Tallinga)		 Origin Energy
80 km N of Roma,
QLD
Expansion,
under construction
2009
44 PJ pa
$500m
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Darling Downs
 development (Tallinga)		 Origin Energy
80 km N of Roma,
QLD
Expansion,
committed
2010
23 PJ pa
$260m
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Lacerta Gas Field Queensland Gas
Company
50 km NE of Roma,
QLD
New project,
under construction
2009
4–8 PJ pa
$67m
 
Petroleum– oil and natural gas projects
Blacktip gas discovery ENI Australia
Offshore, Bonaparte
Basin, WA
New project,
under construction
2009
650 million
cubic metres
initially; 1.1
billion cubic
metres ultimately
$500m
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Henry gasfield Santos/ AWE/
Mitsui
20 km offshore
Otway Basin, VIC
New project,
under construction
early 2009
11 PJ pa
$275m
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Kipper gas project
 (stage 1)		 Esso/ BHP
Billiton/Santos
42 km offshore
Gippsland, VIC
New project,
under construction
2011
30 PJ pa gas
10 kbpd,
condensate
US$1.1b
(A$1.3b)
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Longtom gas project Nexus Energy
Bass St, VIC
New project,
under construction
mid 2009
25 PJ pa gas
(initally)
US$237m
 (A$278m)
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Montara/Skua oilfield
 (Phase 1)		 Coogee
Resources
Timor Sea, 650 km
W of Darwin, NT
New project,
under construction
late 2008
na
US$700m
(A$805m)
includes
Phase 2
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Montara/Skua oilfield
 (Phase 2)		 Coogee
Resources
Timor Sea, 650 km
W of Darwin, NT
Expansion
committed
late 2009
na
na
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NWS North Rankin B Woodside Energy/
BHP Billiton/ BP/
Chevron/ Shell/
Japan Australia
LNG
150 km NW of
Dampier,
Carnarvon Basin,
WA
New project,
committed
2012
967 PJ pa
$5.1b
 (A$6.0b)
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Van Gogh Apache Energy/
 Inpex Alpha
50 km N of
Exmouth,
Carnarvon Basin, WA
New project,
committed
early 2009
63 kbpd
$700m
 
Petroleum – gas pipeline projects
Bonaparte gas pipeline
(to carry Blacktip gas)
 Australian
Pipeline Trust
Wadeye (to link with
Darwin pipeline), NT
New project,
under construction
2009
30 PJ pa
$150m
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Eastern Gas Pipeline SP AusNet
Wollongong (NSW)
to Longford (VIC)
Expansion, committed
2009
20 PJ pa
$41m
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Queensland Gas
\Pipeline		 SP AusNet
Wallumbilla to
Gladstone (550 km),
QLD
Expansion,
committed
2010
25 PJ pa
$112m
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South Gippsland
 natural gas pipeline 		Multinet Gas
South Gippsland
(250 km from Lang
Lang to five
regional towns),
VIC
New project,
under construction
2010
na
$50m
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SWQP stage 1
   (incl QSN Link)		 Epic Energy
Ballera (QLD) to
Moomba (SA)
(180 km)
New project,
under construction
early 2009
60 PJ pa
$165m
 
Uranium
Honeymoon Uranium One/
Mitsui
420 km NE
of Adelaide, SA
New project,
on hold (seeking
approval for sale
ownership stake)
2010
0.40 kt
U3O8
US$76m
(A$89m)
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Ranger Laterite
  Processing Plant		 Energy Resources
of Australia
227 km E of
Darwin, NT
New project,
under construction
late 2008
0.40 kt
U3O8
$28m
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Ranger pit extension Energy Resources
of Australia
227 km E
of Darwin, NT
Expansion,
committed
2011
na
$57m
 
a Summary of projects classified as committed, for proposed projects please refer to source.
Source: ABARE, Minerals and energy - major development projects, October 2008 listing. Available at ../../../publications_html/energy/energy_08/ME08_OctListing.xls