As of May 2021, the installed capacity of coal generation plants in Australia amounted to around 23.2 thousand megawatts. This was the largest electricity contributor of existing projects in the national electricity market (NEM) in Australia.
Installed capacity of existing energy projects in the national electricity market (NEM) in Australia as of May 2021, by energy source (in megawatts)
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- Premium Statistic Installed electricity capacity Australia 2021, by energy source
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Bioenergy
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Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Renewable energy consumption APAC 2021, by country
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AEMO. (May 10, 2021). Installed capacity of existing energy projects in the national electricity market (NEM) in Australia as of May 2021, by energy source (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984457/australia-installed-energy-capacity-in-nem-by-source/
AEMO. "Installed capacity of existing energy projects in the national electricity market (NEM) in Australia as of May 2021, by energy source (in megawatts)." Chart. May 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984457/australia-installed-energy-capacity-in-nem-by-source/
AEMO. (2021). Installed capacity of existing energy projects in the national electricity market (NEM) in Australia as of May 2021, by energy source (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984457/australia-installed-energy-capacity-in-nem-by-source/
AEMO. "Installed Capacity of Existing Energy Projects in The National Electricity Market (Nem) in Australia as of May 2021, by Energy Source (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984457/australia-installed-energy-capacity-in-nem-by-source/
AEMO, Installed capacity of existing energy projects in the national electricity market (NEM) in Australia as of May 2021, by energy source (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984457/australia-installed-energy-capacity-in-nem-by-source/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Installed capacity of existing energy projects in the national electricity market (NEM) in Australia as of May 2021, by energy source (in megawatts) [Graph], AEMO, May 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984457/australia-installed-energy-capacity-in-nem-by-source/