DINAWAN ENERGY HUB
About The Project
Dinawan Energy Hub is a proposed hybrid wind, solar and battery storage project to be located in the heart of the South West Renewable Energy Zone in NSW. The combined output from multiple renewable energy technologies will enable reliable, clean power to be dispatched to the NSW electricity grid.
The Hub would generate enough electricity to power over one million average Australian homes per year and offset the emission of more than five million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Community
Planning
The project is in the early stages of planning which includes preliminary environmental studies and defining the project footprint. There will be a strong focus on consulting with the local community and stakeholders, including the Traditional Owners, during this stage and throughout the project.
Feedback
The project site is mostly flat, relatively remote and expansive allowing flexibility in wind and solar farm design based on community feedback.
Benefit Sharing
There will be extensive engagement with neighbours and the local community. We believe in sharing the benefits with the community. A Benefit Sharing Scheme will include a substantial community fund as well as an Electricity Offset Scheme.
Local Jobs
Hundreds of jobs will be generated during construction and operation of the project. Spark Renewables is committed to engaging local labour, including an emphasis on Aboriginal people and women wherever possible.
Agriculture
Dinawan Energy Hub will support agriculture by diversifying farmers’ incomes and support grazing opportunities across the project site.
Clean Energy
Spark Renewables is a signatory to the Clean Energy Council’s Community Engagement Best Practice Charter for Renewable Energy Developments. This involves a voluntary set of commitments that we will uphold when developing, constructing and operating projects.
Project News
Dinawan Energy Hub consultation sessions, 7-8 December 2021 Read More »
Community consultation commences for the proposed Dinawan Energy Hub Read More »
Location
Dinawan Energy Hub will be located about halfway between Coleambally and Jerilderie on the land of the traditional owners of the Murrumbidgee plains.
The project is on the route of the recently committed EnergyConnect interconnector which will run between Robertstown, SA and Wagga Wagga, NSW.
It is strategically positioned to support the network as well as the proposed Humelink and VNI West (Keranglink) interconnectors. Dinawan Energy Hub is in the South West Renewable Energy Zone.
Timeline
The project is considered State Significant Development under NSW planning legislation which means the consent authority will be the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces or the Independent Planning Commission.
The solar farm and battery require a separate development application to the wind farm.
The timeline below is for stage 1 of the project with future stages to follow. The project is currently in the preliminary phase of development, shown below as step 2.
Complete
Step 1
Project identification
2021
Step 2
Initiate community consultation and preliminary studies
2022
Step 3
Development Application and Environmental Impact Statement
2023
Step 4
Development consent
2024
Step 5
Final investment decision
2024-2025
Step 6
Construction
2025 onwards
Step 7
Operations
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