On 1 December 2015, the South Australian Government released a Low Carbon Investment Plan for South Australia, a landmark document which sets out how the state will achieve $10 billion in low carbon generation by 2025. The Plan is built around four key strategies for supporting low carbon generation investment in South Australia. These are a competitive policy and regulatory environment; providing information for investment; demonstrating use on the government’s own assets or using government procurement to sponsor uptake by others; and facilitating projects to leverage external funding.
Some key initiatives under the Plan include
The release of the Bio-energy Roadmap for South Australia which the first stage in further developing South Australia’s bio-energy industry. The information released includes analysis of South Australia’s bio-energy potential and spatial data as a first step towards creating a substantial and sustainable bio-energy industry.
An invitation to the energy industry to respond to an Expression of Interest for Low Carbon Electricity Supplies and Services to service up to 100% of the South Australian Government’s electricity needs.
An expression of Interest for reducing emissions from the Government’s vehicle fleet and support for Adelaide’s first electric car share initiative incorporating solar PV and battery storage in the CBD
