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Project Update Week Ending 6 September 2019 ______ Project Update Week ending 6 September 2019 _____________________________________ Aurora Energy seeks non- network alternatives to meet future growth 28 August Aurora Energy is planning for the future by technologies in the background of strong exploring new ways to get electricity to the organic growth. fastest growing regions across its network. “We are open to any option that may come Aurora Energy General Manager Asset forward during the open market process and Management and Planning Glenn Coates said hope that new and emerging technologies Aurora Energy is investigating non-network play a part in the registrations of interest. alternatives to supply power to the Wanaka and Upper Clutha areas, with registrations of “By going to open market for a non-network interest opening today. alternative we are hoping we will receive not only the most cost-effective solution but an “Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes are approach that enables us to progress our two of the fastest growing regions in New operational capability toward real time Zealand and we need to ensure we are management of distributed energy planning for this growth now,” Mr Coates resources.” said. Mr Coates said the Upper Clutha Non- “This is why today, we have announced we Network Alternative ROI was the first of its are calling for registrations of interest to seek kind for Aurora Energy. non-network alternatives to increase the supply to the Wanaka and Upper Clutha “Currently around New Zealand you don’t see communities. many electricity distribution companies going out to open market for non-network “This process is about finding reliable, lower alternatives and Aurora Energy is pleased to cost alternatives to building new network be leading the way in this space,” Mr Coates infrastructure and ensuring the increase to said. supply can meet not only current demand but future demand as these regions continue to Registrations of interest will open today, with grow. the preferred option to be selected by October and the non-network support “The way communities are using technology is operational by April 2021. constantly changing with an increase in electric vehicles and more and more people The Register of Interest can be found here. generating their own electricity, and we need to ensure our network and operating systems Source: Aurora Energy adapt to enable the uptake of future Page 1 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) Nexif Energy to provide existing and future stages of our Lincoln Gap project.” 154MW of reliable gas generation to the South Nexif Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Surender Singh said: “This will bring our Australian power grid operating portfolio in South Australia to 28 August 376MW and represents a step forward Nexif Energy, backed by Denham Capital, and towards our vision of delivering clean, reliable the State Government of South Australia have power to South Australia.” today signed an agreement to deliver 154MW of reliable gas generation, making the State’s Denham Capital Managing Director, Saurabh electricity market more competitive and Anand added: “Denham Capital is committed secure. to delivering low-cost, clean power at the place and time of need. This agreement Nexif Energy will lease and relocate five gas represents a significant milestone in our plans turbine generating units owned by the State to invest in a portfolio of more than 1000MW Government from their current site at the of renewable and dispatchable generation former Holden factory to a new permanent projects in Australia and Asia by 2021.” power station site at Outer Harbor. These units will be commercially operated by Nexif The initial 212MW stages of the company’s Energy as a fast start and flexible peaking Lincoln Gap wind farm that is in operation and power station through the term of a 25-year under construction totals 59 wind turbines lease. and comprises a 10MW battery storage system capable of producing enough The new power station will be developed on a electricity to power approximately 155,000 fast track basis and will involve conversion of households in South Australia once fully the units from diesel to natural gas as the complete. The construction workforce has primary fuel. Site preparations and relocation, ranged from 110 to 140 people. erection and commissioning of the five units will require a workforce of up to 70 people. Source: Nexif Energy Operation of the units at the new power station site is scheduled to commence from December 2020.Nexif Energy is also working PROJECT NEWS on plans to convert the units to combined cycle through the addition of a steam turbine Chichester Solar Farm so that the new power station could also Alinta Energy granted an Electricity Integrated operate as an efficient and flexible mid-merit Regional Licence by the WA Economic power plant as early as 2022. Regulation Authority to construct and operate a 60 MW solar farm at Christmas Creek, Nexif Energy Founder and Co-Chief Executive approximately 100km north of Newman in Officer, Matthew Bartley said: “Today’s northern WA. The licence authorises Alinta to announcement builds on our already strong sell electricity generated from the solar farm presence in South Australia. As the owner of to large-use customers in the Pilbara region. the Lincoln Gap 212MW Wind Farm and The solar farm will connect to the 220kV Roy 10MW Battery Energy Storage project near Hill – Cloudbreak power transmission line, to Port Augusta, this agreement complements be constructed by Alinta Energy Transmission our plans to double Lincoln Gap’s wind (Chichester) Pty Ltd. capacity from the existing 212MW up to about 457MW. Through this investment in dispatchable generation, we’re aiming to offer firm baseload style contracts from renewable energy generated predominately from Page 2 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) Project EnergyConnect TransGrid has engaged with the market to identify potential contracting partners to deemed critical infrastructure deliver the project. We are launching a formal in NSW process in the coming weeks and will receive 29 August tenders by early December 2019. TransGrid welcomes the New South Wales Government declaration of Project TransGrid has begun engaging communities EnergyConnect (PEC) as Critical State along the corridor to begin preparing an EIS. Significant Infrastructure (CSSI). All impacted landholders will be contacted directly. We look forward to engaging with The proposed interconnector will run many more communities and stakeholders on approximately 900km from Robertson in the design and impacts. South Australia to Wagga Wagga in NSW. PEC will provide energy security to South Australia TransGrid is committed to maintaining a (SA) and unlock new renewables generation in reliable and efficient power network. Our south-west NSW. network connects more than three million homes, businesses and communities to a safe, TransGrid’s Chief Executive Paul Italiano says reliable and affordable electricity supply. Our the CSSI classification means the planning transmission network transports electricity approval process in NSW can be expedited to from various sources, including wind, solar, meet delivery deadlines. hydro and coal power plants. “PEC is a very important part of Australia’s Source: Transgrid energy future,” says Mr Italiano. “Granting CSSI status to this project is a really positive development and a clear indication of how NEW PROJECT important PEC is to the evolution of the Tragowel Solar Farm National Energy Market (NEM),” he says. Location: Tragowel, Victoria Capacity: 510 MW The interconnector will create a diversified Developer: Blue Sky supply path between SA and NSW, which will LGA: Gannawarra Council reduce the impact of outages in extreme Estimated cost: $500mil weather. Status: Approved by council Description: The application was advertised “Any section of the network could break by council to surrounding property owners down and you could still have energy flowing and occupiers and one objection was around the system. It’s a very significant received. The project is dependent on the contribution to the system’s security,” says KerangLink upgrade being undertaken by Mr Italiano. 2026. Blue Sky is a part of property developer New Sky Group, which is based in China with Project at a glance: an Australian division in Melbourne. - The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to Contact: Andrew Almenara be displayed in the second half of 2020 Manager, Project Delivery - Major construction to start by mid 2021 New Sky Group - Robertstown in SA to Buronga in NSW Tel: (03) 9252 3300 delivered by the end of 2022 Email: [email protected] - Remaining section from Buronga to Wagga Wagga to be delivered by mid 2023. Page 3 (Click on relevant project links to go to online Project Database) Power boost for Kingaroy with closer to our renewables target of 50% by 2030. new wind farm creating 100 new jobs “Queensland’s renewable revolution is full 1 September steam ahead and we continue to show the A $128 million wind farm in the South Burnett way for the rest of the nation,” Dr Lynham Regional Council area has been approved by said. the Palaszczuk Government creating 100 new jobs for regional Queenslanders. “This project is one part of over $1.6 billion worth of renewable energy investment Minister for State Development, underway or recently operating in the Darling Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning, Downs and South West regions, creating more Cameron Dick said the wind farm is expected than 1000 jobs in construction and 860 to be operational by next year. megawatts of renewable generation capacity.” “The Queensland Government is committed to supporting investment in regional This includes Australia’s biggest wind farm Queensland and renewable energy projects,” Coopers Gap Wind Farm, 250 kilometres Mr Dick said. north-west of Brisbane between Dalby and Kingaroy, has a total capacity of 453 “During construction 100 new jobs will be megawatts.
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