Western Australia has a plan: 75% renewable electricity by 2030–31, with A$2.5 billion (about $1.7 billion) for the wires

Western Australia's grid still leans on coal that is due to retire by 2030. The state government's Plan for Affordable Energy, launched this week, sets the replacement course: 75% renewable generation on the main grid by 2030–31, up from 40% in 2025 and just 14% in 2017. The plan commits A$2.5 billion (about $1.7 billion) to the Clean Energy Link transmission build and A$150 million (about $105 million) in low-interest loans helping manufacturers install solar, batteries and efficient equipment. Government modelling says industrial power prices could rise 89% by 2032 without the shift — the plan is as much about bills as about emissions.

SDG 7 · Affordable and clean energy — Mechanism: policy reform