Entity

Australian Renewable Energy Agency

$221m 2026-27 Budget estimate

+$185m (+519.1%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

A further $18m appears in this entity’s tables but is not counted here: it is counted where the money is paid from, or it is not an expense. Why.

Kind of expense

Corporate entity, funded other than by its department$221m 100.0%

Program 1.1: Australian Renewable Energy Agency$221m+519.1%

Change on 2025-26 −10% or more −2 to −10% within ±2% +2 to +10% +10% or more, or new

Area shows 2026-27 Budget estimate. Hover or focus a box for figures; the table below lists every item.

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

$184m falls in 2026-27, equal to 83.4% of this total: $0 in contracts and $184m in grants. estimate: annualised

From AusTender contract notices and GrantConnect grant awards published since 2022-07-01. Each contract’s or grant’s value is spread evenly from its start to end date. These values are commitments, not payments, and records published before 2022-07-01 are not included yet.

By program

Sort: Largest increase Fastest growth Largest A–Z

Program	2025-26 estimated actual	2026-27 Budget estimate	Change	Share	Removed
Program 1.1: Australian Renewable Energy Agency	$36m	$221m	+$185m +519.1%	100.0%	$18m

Grants awarded

Grants active in 2026-27, from GrantConnect. Each grant’s total value is spread across its term. estimate: annualised

Grants active: 7
2026-27 est.: $184m
Recipients: 7
Without an open round: 3.0% of value

By category

Energy Resources 7$184m 100.0%

Largest recipients

Recipients who are individuals, and awards that name no single recipient, are counted above but not listed. Why

Recipient	Grants	2026-27 est.
Hunter Valley Solar Foundry Pty Ltd	1	$72m
Murchison Hydrogen Renewables Pty Ltd	1	$53m
Orica Australia Pty Ltd	1	$34m
Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP)	1	$10m
Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited	1	$8.4m
University of New South Wales	1	$5.6m
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)	1	$1.1m