The report looks at large-scale investment in wind generation and other forms of renewable generation, and how they can best be implemented into a cohesive cost-effective national electricity market.
Matt Zema, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Energy Market Operator, said: “The National Transmission Network Development Plan (NTNDP) is a key resource for potential investors and the energy industry as it prepares for a future of increasing demand, reduced carbon intensity and increased renewable energy.”
The report examines how the national electricity market will change to accommodate large-scale investment in wind and other forms of generation over the next 20 years.
“The NTNDP looks at the costs and benefits of a stronger national transmission backbone, which would integrate new renewable generation sources in new locations, sometimes long distances from existing infrastructure,” explained Mr Zema.
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“Current planning approaches assume that the investments that maximise net benefits to the electricity market are the same ones that will maximise net benefits to the Australian economy."
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