Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2025-2030
Australia
Australia is the largest wind market in Pacific region with more than 12 GW of installed wind power capacity by the end of 2024. Wind power – all of it onshore – provided 13.4% of Australia’s total electricity generation in 2024, making it the single-largest renewable technology in this country.
2024 saw seven onshore wind farms, totalling 836 MW, commissioned. After a particularly poor 2023 for Australia, with no new financial commitments to utility-scale wind projects, onshore wind bounced back in 2024 with a total of 2,218 MW reached financial commitment. According to the Clean Energy Council’s quarterly investment report, 19 onshore wind projects worth 5.8 GW were either under construction or committed at the end of 2024. To meet the federal government’s target of 82% renewables by 2030, Federal and state governments have worked to streamline assessment processes and reduce commercial risks for clean energy investment through the expanded Capacity Investment Scheme. This competitive tendering programme will provide revenue underwriting for 23 GW of new large-scale generation and 9 GW of dispatchable capacity by 2027, supporting investor confidence.
Despite the strong policy support, no onshore wind projects were financed in the first half of 2025 due to permitting, grid and social licensing issues. In 2024, the Australian offshore wind industry saw significant developments in Victoria. Following 12 GW of feasibility licences awarded in 2023 for six projects in Gippsland, a further six licences were granted in July 2024, bringing total licensed capacity in the area to 25 GW. Additionally, Victoria legislated its 2GW by 2032, 4GW by 2035 and 9 GW by 2040 offshore wind target under the Climate Change and Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Energy and Storage Targets) Act 2024 in March, making it the only government in Australia with an offshore wind target.
Albany Wind Farm, Western Australia
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Chapter 6: Country Commentaries – Australia
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