Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub

Overview

The conurbation of Whyalla and Port Bonython presents considerable development opportunities for hydrogen-related activities. Whyalla is a town located in the Eyre Peninsula region of South Australia and, as well as being the largest population centre in the Spencer Gulf, is one of South Australia’s largest regional cities. Port Bonython is located approximately 16 kilometres from Whyalla along the Upper Spencer Gulf and is being developed as a hydrogen hub to support prospective hydrogen-related projects.

Port Bonython has access to an existing deep-water port that facilitates the large-scale export of liquid hydrocarbon products from the Cooper Basin oil fields, as well as access to over 2,000 hectares of developable land and considerable wind and solar resources.

The Port Bonython hub is proposed to be South Australia’s first large-scale clean hydrogen production precinct for both export and domestic markets and is an integral part of South Australia’s strategy to enter the global hydrogen market.

Funding

The Australian Federal Government, through the Regional Hydrogen Hubs Program – Hubs Implementation funding stream, is providing up to AUD$70 million in funding support to the South Australian Government’s Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub initiative. This grant would be matched by the South Australian Government providing AUD$30 million towards the development of a hydrogen hub at Port Bonython, with a further AUD$40 million expected to be contributed by project partner developers.

In September 2023, in a joint release, the Australian and South Australian Governments announced they had finalised a grant agreement to develop the Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub. The release noted that both governments are investing AUD$100 million to develop infrastructure at Port Bonython.

Projects

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Updated: June 2025