The $520 million Low Emissions Investment Partnerships (LEIP) program is bringing forward investment in projects that will drive down emissions in Queensland’s highest emitting facilities.
The program’s focus is on reducing emissions from Safeguard Mechanism facilities in the metallurgical coal sector, which has a critical role in producing the steel needed for renewable technologies.
The LEIP program aims to:
- Fast-track emissions reductions, with a preference for abatement that goes beyond the Australian Government’s Safeguard Mechanism requirements and is delivered before 2030.
- Increase resource optimisation and maximise the beneficial use of gas resources.
- Maximise economic opportunities and workforce development in regional Queensland.
- Develop low emissions knowledge within the sector and diffuse low emissions technology in Queensland.
We are forming meaningful partnerships with industry by taking a tailored approach to addressing the different abatement challenges and opportunities within the sector.
Latest News
- August 2024 – Partnership formed with Stanmore Resources to deliver a new 20MW gas to electricity power station at the South Walker Creek mine
- September 2024 – Partnership formed with Kestrel Coal Resources to deliver a new 30MW coal mine waste gas power project at the Kestrel Mine
Further information
More information about the program’s objectives, eligibility and assessment criteria can be found in the LEIP Program Guidelines.
Expressions of interest are open, and we welcome early engagement with proponents.