The results of the latest tender under the federal government’s Capacity Investment Scheme have been released with 19 projects successful, aiming to provide a combined 7.8 GW of renewable generation capacity and 7.9 GWh of storage by the end of 2030.

First gigawatt scale projects under much maligned CIS expected to get going this years, as a number of winners say they will reach financial close this year.

The Australian government is supporting 19 new renewable energy projects under the latest round of its Capacity Investment Scheme or CIS tenders, according to a news release on…