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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 - Q1 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.

2025 WA Gas Statement of Opportunities (WA GSOO)

AEMO’s assessment forecasts the WA domestic gas market to remain broadly balanced in the near term, with widening supply gaps expected to emerge from 2030.

Connections Scorecard for National Electricity Market

AEMO's latest Connections Scorecard shows 67.3 gigawatts (GW) of projects progressing through the NEM connection process.

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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
Draft 2026 ISP Consultation
Stage Final Report
Consultation
2026 ISP Non-network options consultation – Central to North Queensland Reinforcement (Stage 1)
Stage Discussion Paper
Submissions close 17/09/2026
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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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25/06/2026
8 mins

AEMO publishes least-cost pathway for the National Electricity Market
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23/06/2026
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Near-term electricity supply outlook improves in Western Australia's main power system
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