Overview
The Government is ensuring that Australian consumers enjoy the benefits of cleaner and cheaper renewable energy by investing in our electricity grid and reducing delays to delivering new renewable generation projects.
The Grid Enhancing Technologies competitive grants program (the program) will deliver $30 million over 2025-26 to 2028-29. A single grant application and selection round is envisaged to open by mid-2025.
The program aims to deliver benefits for energy consumers by accelerating the development, trialling and application of grid enhancing technologies in Australian electricity networks. The program seeks to support technologies that increase the capacity and efficiency of the existing network (poles and wires). Applicants are expected to include network service providers and technology providers to develop, trial and apply technologies to existing networks.
The program is expected to open in mid-2025. Grants will be offered on a competitive basis.
Seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from industry
We are seeking expressions of interest (EOIs) from industry including network service providers on what projects are likely to come forward in the grants program.
Your responses are non-binding and will be used to inform program implementation and development of grant guidelines.
Information provided will be kept confidential and will be handled under program specific probity and confidentiality protocols within the Department.
Responses are required to be submitted by AEDT 5.00pm Friday, 28 March 2025 through the Have Your Say platform.
For any questions related to this EOI please contact electricitynetworks@dcceew.gov.au.
Consultation documents
Consultation Paper - Grid Enhancing Technologies Program [PDF 281KB]
Consultation Paper - Grid Enhancing Technologies Program [DOCX 101KB]
Have Your Say
We are seeking views from key stakeholders including network service providers on what projects are likely to come forward in the grants program.
Feedback on this consultation paper will inform the design of the grants program. The activities and expenditure which are in scope and out of scope for funding will be included in the grant opportunity guidelines for the program.
The survey closes at AEDT 5:00pm on Friday, 28 March 2025.
