15.2 Mt
Scope 1 emissions, FY2024-25 ⓘ
0.84
t CO₂-e/MWh sent out, FY2024-25 ⓘ
0.80 on gross generation ⓘ
15.1 Mt
Scope 1 emissions, FY2024-25 ⓘ
0.84
t CO₂-e/MWh sent out, FY2024-25 ⓘ
0.80 on gross generation ⓘ
14
Plants reporting in FY2024-25
96%
covered by AEMO closure dates
Basis:
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| Projection (equity share) | Mt CO₂-e, FY2025-26 to FY2050-51 |
|---|---|
| AEMO closure dates | 84 |
| Closures delayed as in the past ⓘ | 112 |
| Closures 5 years late | 151 |
| No closures | 373 |
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| Projection (operational control) | Mt CO₂-e, FY2025-26 to FY2050-51 |
|---|---|
| AEMO closure dates | 84 |
| Closures delayed as in the past ⓘ | 111 |
| Closures 5 years late | 150 |
| No closures | 371 |
How others report it
Not directly comparable: different boundaries and methods. Shown for context only. Our figures use the same method for every company (NGER plants, sent out); company reports may add contracted generation, Scope 2 or other boundaries.
| Source | Boundary | FY2020-21 | FY2021-22 | FY2022-23 | FY2023-24 | FY2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions vs Climate TRACE (Mt CO₂-e) | ||||||
| Open Assets | Scope 1, equity share, plants in both datasets | – | 12.1 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
| Climate TRACE (modelled) | Same plants and equity shares as ours | – | 14.6 | 13.3 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| Intensity (t CO₂-e/MWh) | ||||||
| Open Assets | Per MWh sent out, own plants | 0.849 | 0.823 | 0.868 | 0.854 | 0.845 |
| Open Assets | Per MWh generated (gross), own plants | 0.809 | 0.786 | 0.826 | 0.812 | 0.805 |
| TPI | Carbon performance, from company disclosures | 0.879 | 0.859 | 0.899 | 0.887 | – |
| Generation (TWh) | ||||||
| Open Assets | Sent out, own plants | 16.6 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 17.4 | 17.8 |
| Open Assets | Gross, own plants | 17.4 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 18.3 | 18.7 |
Why Climate TRACE differs. Climate TRACE models each plant's generation from satellite and grid data and applies standard emission factors; our figures are what plants report to the regulator (NGER). To compare like with like, Climate TRACE plants are matched to ours and given the same equity shares, so the gap is Climate TRACE's modelling, not ownership. In our tests about half of the plant-level gap comes from generation estimates and half from emission factors (in Australia Climate TRACE's factors are too high for black coal and too low for brown coal). Company totals can look close while single plants are well off, because the errors offset. Climate TRACE uses calendar years, six months off our financial years.
Largest plant gaps, FY2024-25: Eraring: +1.7 Mt (+12%; generation +0%, emissions per MWh +12%); Darling Downs: +0.3 Mt (+38%; generation -11%, emissions per MWh +54%); Osborne facility: -0.1 Mt (-83%; generation -88%, emissions per MWh +42%).
Company target
-40% Scope 1+2+3 emissions intensity (t CO2-e/TJ) by FY2030 vs FY2019 baseline intensity ⚠ caveat Oxford Net Zero Tracker, snapshot 20 Jan 2026
Plants and closure dates ⓘ
Methodology →Fossil plants closing
6 plants · 14.6 Mt
Fossil, no closure date
2 plants · 0.5 Mt
Renewables with end-of-life date
0 plants
| Plant | Fuel | Mt CO₂-e | TWh | Trend | Closure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eraring | Black Coal | 13.50 | 14.6 | 2029 ↻ | Closing | |
| 13-14 8.08 Mt · 8.8 TWh14-15 12.29 Mt · 13.5 TWh15-16 12.91 Mt · 13.8 TWh16-17 12.90 Mt · 14.2 TWh17-18 14.90 Mt · 16.2 TWh18-19 15.44 Mt · 17.0 TWh19-20 13.22 Mt · 14.1 TWh20-21 12.71 Mt · 13.7 TWh21-22 10.56 Mt · 11.4 TWh22-23 11.86 Mt · 12.6 TWh23-24 13.54 Mt · 14.8 TWh24-25 13.50 Mt · 14.6 TWh | ||||||
| Darling Downs | Gas | 0.76 | 1.7 | 2050 ↻ | Closing | |
| 14-15 1.77 Mt · 4.3 TWh15-16 1.56 Mt · 3.6 TWh16-17 1.39 Mt · 3.3 TWh17-18 0.94 Mt · 2.2 TWh18-19 0.44 Mt · 1.0 TWh19-20 0.93 Mt · 2.1 TWh20-21 0.78 Mt · 1.8 TWh21-22 0.85 Mt · 2.0 TWh22-23 0.54 Mt · 1.2 TWh23-24 0.58 Mt · 1.3 TWh24-25 0.76 Mt · 1.7 TWh | ||||||
| Mortlake | Gas | 0.33 | 0.6 | 2052 ↻ | After 2050 | |
| 13-14 0.91 Mt · 1.7 TWh14-15 0.62 Mt · 1.2 TWh15-16 0.26 Mt · 0.5 TWh16-17 0.61 Mt · 1.1 TWh17-18 0.70 Mt · 1.3 TWh18-19 0.68 Mt · 1.2 TWh19-20 0.53 Mt · 1.0 TWh20-21 0.29 Mt · 0.5 TWh21-22 0.24 Mt · 0.5 TWh22-23 0.24 Mt · 0.4 TWh23-24 0.25 Mt · 0.4 TWh24-25 0.33 Mt · 0.6 TWh | ||||||
| Uranquinty | Gas | 0.27 | 0.4 | 2049 ↻ | Closing | |
| 14-15 0.22 Mt · 0.4 TWh15-16 0.47 Mt · 0.8 TWh16-17 0.39 Mt · 0.6 TWh17-18 0.34 Mt · 0.6 TWh18-19 0.21 Mt · 0.4 TWh19-20 0.29 Mt · 0.5 TWh20-21 0.10 Mt · 0.2 TWh21-22 0.20 Mt · 0.3 TWh22-23 0.09 Mt · 0.2 TWh23-24 0.30 Mt · 0.5 TWh24-25 0.27 Mt · 0.4 TWh | ||||||
| Quarantine | Gas | 0.13 | 0.2 | 2049–60 ↻ | After 2050 | |
| 14-15 0.16 Mt · 0.2 TWh15-16 0.09 Mt · 0.1 TWh16-17 0.17 Mt · 0.3 TWh17-18 0.12 Mt · 0.2 TWh18-19 0.12 Mt · 0.2 TWh19-20 0.13 Mt · 0.2 TWh20-21 0.08 Mt · 0.1 TWh21-22 0.06 Mt · 0.1 TWh22-23 0.13 Mt · 0.2 TWh23-24 0.07 Mt · 0.1 TWh24-25 0.13 Mt · 0.2 TWh | ||||||
| Ladbroke Grove | Gas | 0.04 | 0.1 | 2040 ↻ | Closing | |
| 14-15 0.10 Mt · 0.2 TWh15-16 0.11 Mt · 0.2 TWh16-17 0.11 Mt · 0.2 TWh17-18 0.10 Mt · 0.2 TWh18-19 0.08 Mt · 0.2 TWh19-20 0.08 Mt · 0.2 TWh20-21 0.04 Mt · 0.1 TWh21-22 0.02 Mt · 0.0 TWh22-23 0.03 Mt · 0.1 TWh23-24 0.03 Mt · 0.1 TWh24-25 0.04 Mt · 0.1 TWh | ||||||
| Mt Stuart | Kerosene | 0.03 | 0.0 | 2038–49 ↻ | Closing | |
| 14-15 0.03 Mt · 0.0 TWh15-16 0.05 Mt · 0.1 TWh16-17 0.07 Mt · 0.1 TWh17-18 0.01 Mt · 0.0 TWh18-19 0.01 Mt · 0.0 TWh19-20 0.00 Mt · 0.0 TWh20-21 0.04 Mt · 0.0 TWh21-22 0.08 Mt · 0.1 TWh22-23 0.02 Mt · 0.0 TWh23-24 0.04 Mt · 0.0 TWh24-25 0.03 Mt · 0.0 TWh | ||||||
| Roma | Gas | 0.01 | 0.0 | 2039 ↻ | Closing | |
| 14-15 0.13 Mt · 0.2 TWh15-16 0.07 Mt · 0.1 TWh16-17 0.03 Mt · 0.0 TWh17-18 0.02 Mt · 0.0 TWh18-19 0.02 Mt · 0.0 TWh19-20 0.01 Mt · 0.0 TWh20-21 0.03 Mt · 0.0 TWh21-22 0.04 Mt · 0.1 TWh22-23 0.02 Mt · 0.0 TWh23-24 0.01 Mt · 0.0 TWh24-25 0.01 Mt · 0.0 TWh | ||||||
| 13-14 0.00 Mt · 0.0 TWh14-15 0.00 Mt · 0.1 TWh15-16 0.00 Mt · 0.2 TWh16-17 0.00 Mt · 0.1 TWh17-18 0.00 Mt · 0.1 TWh18-19 0.00 Mt · 0.2 TWh19-20 0.00 Mt · 0.2 TWh20-21 0.00 Mt · 0.1 TWh21-22 0.00 Mt · 0.2 TWh22-23 0.00 Mt · 0.2 TWh23-24 0.00 Mt · 0.1 TWh24-25 0.00 Mt · 0.2 TWh | ||||||
| No longer reporting under this company | ||||||
| Darling Downs PS - Operation | — | 1.37 | 3.3 | 2013-14 | Retired / sold | |
| 13-14 1.37 Mt · 3.3 TWh | ||||||
| Quarantine PS - Operation | — | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2013-14 | Retired / sold | |
| 13-14 0.15 Mt · 0.2 TWh | ||||||
| Uranquinty PS - Operation | — | 0.14 | 0.2 | 2013-14 | Retired / sold | |
| 13-14 0.14 Mt · 0.2 TWh | ||||||
| Ladbroke Grove PS | — | 0.12 | 0.2 | 2013-14 | Retired / sold | |
| 13-14 0.12 Mt · 0.2 TWh | ||||||
| Roma PS | — | 0.04 | 0.1 | 2013-14 | Retired / sold | |
| 13-14 0.04 Mt · 0.1 TWh | ||||||
| Mt Stuart - Operation | — | 0.01 | 0.0 | 2013-14 | Retired / sold | |
| 13-14 0.01 Mt · 0.0 TWh | ||||||
Closure: ≤2030 · 2031-40 · later ·
↻ date moved · click a row for annual figures
+ 5 small plants (<0.01 Mt, no closure date)
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- Clean Energy Regulator (NGER scheme), Electricity sector emissions and generation data (FY2013-14 to FY2024-25 (FY2024-25 published 27 Feb 2026)). Plant and company emissions (Scope 1), generation, fuel, state. CC BY 4.0
- AEMO, Generating Unit Expected Closure Year (July 2026 release (change logs since July 2021)). Closure year and date per generating unit; history of changes. Any use with attribution (AEMO copyright permissions)
- AEMO, 2025 Inputs and Assumptions Workbook (sheet "Auxiliary") (2025 IASR, published 31 July 2025). Auxiliary load (own use) per plant, to convert NGER generation to sent out. Any use with attribution (AEMO copyright permissions)
- Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Plant Tracker; Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker (July 2026 (coal), August 2026 (oil and gas)). Plant owners and equity shares (equity-share basis). CC BY 4.0
- Net Zero Tracker, Company targets (Snapshot 20 January 2026). Company targets and target lines. CC BY-NC 4.0 (shown on the site; not in downloads)
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