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2026 WEM Electricity Statement of Opportunities

AEMO has published its annual reliability outlook for Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System (SWIS), which signals further investment opportunities in Western Australia’s main power system over the coming decade.
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2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP) 

AEMO’s ISP is a roadmap for the National Electricity Market’s transition, and outlines an ‘optimal development path’ (ODP) for generation, storage and network investments to meet both consumer needs and government policies, at least cost, to 2050.

Quarterly Energy Dynamics - Q2 2026

AEMO’s Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report tracks drivers of the National Electricity Market (NEM), East coast gas markets and Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM), including changes in demand and generation supply mix.

2026 NEM Electricity Statement of Opportunities

The Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) provides technical and market data for the National Electricity Market (NEM) over a 10-year period to inform the planning and decision-making of market participants, new investors, and jurisdictional bodies.

Connections Scorecard for National Electricity Market

Record 9.1 gigawatts (GW) delivered as NEM connections pipeline reaches 75 GW for FY26.

Latest Publications

About the 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP)

AEMO has published the 2026 ISP, a roadmap for the transition of the National Electricity Market (NEM). The 2026 ISP reaffirms that renewable energy, connected by transmission and distribution, firmed with storage and backed up by gas, presents the least-cost way to supply secure and reliable electricity to consumers through to 2050, as coal plants retire and while meeting government policies. Read the ISP, including supporting documents and modelling data.

Consultations

Consultation
PADR: Maintaining Reliability of Supply at Atherton Tablelands and Cairns Areas
Stage Project Assessment Draft Report
Submissions close 11/11/2026
Consultation
PACR: Maintaining Reliability of Supply at Tennyson
Stage Project Assessment Conclusions Report
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From the latest news to energy innovation, technology and podcasts, the AEMO newsroom is your digital destination for energy information and insights.

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25/09/2026
6 mins

AEMO contributes to discussion on the ISP's future
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24/09/2026
3 mins

Enterprise agreement update
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