Energy

Secure, reliable and affordable energy is vital to our communities and businesses. It underpins our economy and quality of life, with exciting new technologies including hydrogen production paving the way for a sustainable future and creating more jobs in more industries.

Sixteen energy infrastructure priority actions are progressing as Queensland creates cleaner, more reliable and more affordable energy. Highlights include:

• release of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan in 2022, outlining our pathway to a clean, reliable and affordable energy system
• passing of the Queensland’s Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Act 2024, legislating three renewable energy targets: 50% by 2030, 70% by 2032 and 80% by 2035
• release of the  $4.5 billion Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Jobs Fund, enabling energy government-owned corporations to partner with the private sector to develop both domestic and large-scale export project
• release of the Northern Queensland Renewable Energy Zones Roadmap, identifying three potential REZs for readiness assessments.