AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAluminium bailout and jobs: Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, Tomago, is set to keep running after a $2.5bn government support package, with Rio Tinto to invest $1.1bn and protect 1,000+ jobs as energy costs bite. Home batteries surge: The Cheaper Home Batteries Program has topped 507,000 installations, pushing down bills and easing grid pressure, but experts warn renters and apartments are still missing out on subsidies. Grid-scale storage builds: Construction has started on a network company’s first grid-scale battery storage project, adding momentum to Australia’s storage build-out. Gas supply deal in WA: Alcoa will buy Equus Energy gas under a major supply agreement, underlining ongoing demand for firm gas in industrial supply chains. Energy policy and cost-of-living fight: The Productivity Commission urges Albanese to unwind the 2018 GST deal that favours WA, a move with big implications for state budgets and energy funding capacity. Shell restructuring risk: Shell’s Australia business faces potential job cuts tied to restructuring at its Queensland QGC operations. Critical minerals and AI power demand: New reporting highlights how AI data centres are straining power and supply chains, while battery materials markets keep scaling fast—both feeding Australia’s minerals and storage race. Geopolitics and energy markets: Markets remain sensitive to US-Iran Strait of Hormuz tensions, with oil and ASX moves reflecting the risk premium.
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