Australian Energy Statistics, Table O Electricity generation by fuel type 2023-24 and 2024
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Table O of the Australian Energy Statistics has been updated to include estimates for 2023-24 and calendar year 2024 using the latest data available on Australia’s total electricity generation.
Total electricity generation in Australia increased 3 per cent in 2024 with an estimated 283,920 gigawatt hours (GWh) generated.
Renewable sources contributed an estimated 102,403 GWh, making up 36 per cent of Australia’s total electricity generation, up one percentage point on the share in 2023.
The largest source of renewable generation was solar (18 per cent of total generation) followed by wind (12 per cent) and hydro (5 per cent).
Fossil fuel sources contributed 181,518 GWh (64 per cent) of total electricity generation in 2024, down one percentage point on 2023.
Coal accounted for the largest share of electricity generation, at 45 per cent of total generation in 2024, down from 46 per cent in 2023.
These statistics cover all electricity generation in Australia, including by power plants and by businesses and households for their own use.
The full Australian Energy Statistics for 2023-24 will be published later in the year.
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