Powering the Regions Fund - Critical Inputs to Clean Energy Industries - Cement, Lime, Alumina and Aluminium Sectors

This grant opportunity was announced in alignment with the Powering the Regions Fund (PRF) objective of supporting the development of new clean energy industries.

Funding of $200 million has been allocated to the Critical Inputs to Clean Energy Industries – Cement, Lime, Alumina and Aluminium Sectors to help these sectors maintain a presence in Australia and continue to deliver critical inputs for the infrastructure and supply chains needed for Australia to be a renewable energy powerhouse.

The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:

• support and sustain sovereign manufacturing capability during the net zero transformation
• ensure the continued availability of locally produced, cement, lime, alumina and aluminium, which are critical inputs to the clean energy supply chain
• support the development of low emissions cement, lime, alumina and aluminium sectors consistent with the Australian Government’s climate commitments
• advance the development of new clean energy industries, aligned with Australia’s ambition to become a renewable energy powerhouse
• reduce the risk of carbon leakage, which occurs when a business responds to emissions reduction policies by moving emissions-intensive production to a country with less stringent policies
• encourage collaboration on decarbonisation planning within each hard-to-abate sector.