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Australia Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Expansion to 40GW

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Source: Energy-Storage.News

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The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) in Australia has been upsized from 32GW to 40GW to support the country's renewable energy and energy storage targets by 2030. The scheme aims to incentivize investment in projects delivering an additional 5GW of energy storage and 3GW of generation capacity, helping Australia reach 82% renewable energy by 2030. The uplift is expected to support investments of a

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Prospective
Sector
Solar, Energy Storage, Wind, Government
Location
Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Energy-Storage.News

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The project “Australia Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Expansion to 40GW” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Energy-Storage.News.

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The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) in Australia has been upsized from 32GW to 40GW to support the country's renewable energy and energy storage targets by 2030. The scheme aims to incentivize investment in projects delivering an additional 5GW of energy storage and 3GW of generation capacity, helping Australia reach 82% renewable energy by 2030. The uplift is expected to support investments of around AU$21 billion in energy storage and nearly AU$52 billion in solar and wind generation technologies.

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2025-09-16

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