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Australia — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 1,323 energy assets in Australia across 14 layers — the 7th-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 615 power plants, 199 coal / uranium mines and 158 pipelines. Operating generation capacity is 70.1 GW, led by coal at 32%. Refining capacity is about 229 kb/d.

The companies named on the most assets are APA Group (39), Origin Energy Ltd (34) and Santos Ltd (34), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Australia's mapped assets in service predate 2009 (median commissioning year of the 513 with a known date), 176 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Invincible Colliery, dating from 1901. 40+ projects are under construction or proposed, led by Western Green Energy Hub solar farm (32.0 GW).

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1,323
Total assets
#7
of 157 countries
70.1 GW
operating · 615 power plants
229
Refining kb/d
272
LNG Mtpa
40
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.

Electricity generated by fuel · 2025

What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.

Total 287 TWhDemand 287 TWhClean 39%Intensity 525 gCO₂/kWh

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Power grid 24,400 kmPower Plants 615Coal & Uranium Mines 199Pipelines 158Iron Ore Mines 98Oil & Gas Fields 90LNG Terminals 56Export Terminals 30Cement Plants 25Grid Storage 23Iron & Steel Plants 11Interconnectors 9Chemical Plants 5Refineries 2Data Centres 2

Under construction & proposed

Largest assets

Biggest owners & operators

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

Frequently asked

How many energy assets does Australia have?
OverWatts maps 1,323 in Australia across 14 asset classes — the 7th-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does Australia have?
About 70.1 GW operating across 205 plants, mostly coal 32%, gas 26% and wind 18%.
Who owns Australia's energy infrastructure?
APA Group is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (39), followed by Origin Energy Ltd (34), Santos Ltd (34) and Woodside Energy Ltd (29).
What energy projects are under construction in Australia?
The largest under way or proposed are Western Green Energy Hub solar farm (32.0 GW), Western Green Energy Hub wind farm (32.0 GW) and Asian Renewable Energy Hub wind farm (16.4 GW).