Round 4 of Western Australia’s Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF) will provide grants ranging from AUD 100,000 to AUD 4 million, covering up to 25% of eligible project costs
Projects benefiting First Nations peoples, supporting green exports and local manufacturing, boosting renewable energy supply and grid resilience, will be prioritized
Applications opened on January 6, 2026, with successful projects to be announced by late 2026
The State Government of Western Australia has opened Round 4 of its Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF), offering AUD 9 million in grants to support innovative clean energy projects in the state.
In this round, it will prioritize projects with demonstrated benefits to First Nations peoples, green exports and local manufacturing, increasing renewable energy supply and resilience of energy networks, long-duration energy storage, and enhancing productivity through electrification.
Individual grants available range from AUD 100,000 to AUD 4 million, said Western Australia’s Minister for Energy and Decarbonization, Amber-Jade Sanderson. It will cover up to 25% of the project cost. The maximum duration to utilize these funds is 5 years, as the grants are paid on milestones achieved in arrears.
Round 4 opened on January 6, 2026, and will close for applications on April 20, 2026. Winning applicants will be announced by late 2026. Details are available on the government website.
Sanderson stated, “This fund is helping local projects turn ideas into action. It has supported a variety of clean energy projects including the electrification of mine haul trucks, replacement of diesel generators with battery storage, pumped hydroelectric storage and re-deployable solar power plants.”
Administered by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, with support from Energy Policy WA, the fund has disbursed AUD 37 million since its launch in 2020.
Round 1 of the CEFF was concluded in 2020 with 2 applicants selected for AUD 1.8 million, while Round 2 in 2021 picked 6 projects for a total of AUD 9.3 million in grants.
It concluded Round 3 of the CEFF in January 2025, awarding over AUD 16 million in state funding to 7 winning projects, including a 103 MW solar and 51.5 MWh battery storage project, along with a 10 MW solar plant (see Western Australia Awards AUD 16 Million For Clean Energy Projects).
