The Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC) has welcomed $6.7 billion in energy infrastructure investment in the 2025–26 Queensland State Budget as a down payment on the Government’s promised five-year Energy Roadmap due by the end of the year.
“QREC and our members are committed to working with the Queensland Government and its Government-owned corporations to ensure the capital program translates into real economic and community benefits—especially in regional Queensland,” QREC Chief Executive Officer Katie-Anne Mulder said.
“The Budget funding reflects the Government’s earlier decisions to cancel the Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro project and not fund the Stanwell-led Central Queensland Hydrogen (CQH2) project, and a renewed commitment to the CopperString transmission project and a series of pumped hydro projects.”
QREC also reiterated the need for the Government’s forthcoming Energy Roadmap and the planning legislation currently before Parliament must be both workable and investable.
“These Budget investments need be underpinned by stable, coordinated whole of government policy that provides certainty to industry particularly to attract private sector investment,” Ms Mulder said.
“The Energy Roadmap and the proposed planning reforms are crucial levers, and we look forward to working closely with the Government to get them right.”
“QREC will continue to support collaborative engagement between Government, industry and communities as Queensland delivers the next phase of its energy transformation.”
As Queensland’s only renewable peak industry body, Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC) represents stakeholders across solar, wind, pumped hydro, electricity transmission, battery storage, and renewable fuels. QREC collaborates with industry, communities, and all levels of government to drive the growth of Queensland’s renewable energy sector.
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