Developers of generator and storage projects invited to participate in engagement for the design of the Hunter-Central Coast REZ network infrastructure

02 Nov 2023

Consultation updates

EnergyCo, as the Infrastructure Planner, is leading the development of the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), which will deliver electricity from the REZ to the homes, businesses and industries that need it.

EnergyCo is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to identify and select large scale renewable energy generator and storage project developers to participate in an interactive engagement process as part of the development of the Hunter-Central Coast REZ network infrastructure.

This EOI builds on the information previously gathered in the Registration of Interest carried out in February 2022, and is aimed at identifying contemporary project information. This information may be shared with Transgrid and Ausgrid as part of ongoing joint planning exercises to explore and develop potential network infrastructure options for the Hunter-Central Coast REZ.

To be eligible to submit an EOI, a developer’s project must:

be located within the declared Hunter-Central Coast REZ geographic area; and
satisfy the eligible project pathway 1 or 2 below.

Eligible Project Pathway 1: The applicant:

has a project with a generation or storage power rating of at least 100 MW.

Eligible Project Pathway 2: The applicant:

has a project with a generation or storage power rating of between 50 MW and 100 MW; and
can demonstrate that the project will achieve practical completion by December 2027.

Selected developers will have the opportunity to engage with EnergyCo through the early design and development phases of the Hunter-Central Coast REZ. This process will help EnergyCo progress the technical development of the Hunter-Central Coast REZ network infrastructure design and help minimise cumulative community and environmental impacts.

The EOI will be open from 31 October 2023 until 27 November 2023 via the NSW eTendering website.

For additional information please email [email protected].