Mallee Energy Hub Community Newsletter #5 & Mallee Wind Farm & BESS Factsheet – August 2024
We are excited to share the latest newsletter update and a comprehensive factsheet regarding the proposed wind farm and battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Mallee Energy Hub. The factsheet includes detailed information on the planning assessment process, map showing the project layout, changes since the scoping phase, and an overview of some of the studies done to date, including:
- Social Impact Assessment
- Landscape and visual
- Biodiversity
- Cultural heritage
- Economic
- Noise
- Transport
- Hazards
Mallee Energy Hub includes a wind farm project with a battery energy storage system, and a solar farm project; both located in the Wentworth Local Government Area, approximately 16 km north-east of Buronga.
Situated within the NSW South-West Renewable Energy Zone, the projects would connect via 220 or 330kV transmission infrastructure.
As State Significant Development (SSD) both projects require a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to be submitted to the NSW Department of Planning Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI). A Scoping Report for the Mallee Wind Farm was lodged with DPHI in November 2022, with the Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements for the EIS issued on 17 February 2023. These documents are available on DPHI’s Planning Portal here.
The Mallee Energy Hub is being developed by Spark Renewables. We develop, own and operate renewable energy generation assets that lead the renewable energy transition in Australia. Spark Renewables has a large and diversified portfolio of operational and development stage wind, solar and storage assets across Australia including the operational Bomen Solar Farm near Wagga Wagga.