The Koorakee Energy Park is a wind and solar generation project proposed by Squadron Energy. The project is to be located in NSW near the state border, approximately 70 kilometres south-east from Mildura, Victoria.
The scope of the project includes:
- a one-gigawatt (GW) wind farm, with approximately 167 turbines
- a one-GW solar farm, with approximately 3,100 hectares of photovolatic panels
- a one-GW / 12-GWh battery energy storage system
- up to five substations
- underground and overhead powerlines to connect the generation infrasturcture to substations and transmission connections, and
- ancillary infrasturtcure.
PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2024 | A scoping report was published for the project, alongside a request for the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs). |
| May 2024 | The project was issued the Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs). |
| Dec 2024 | The SEARs for the project were amended to reflect the introduction of the NSW Government's Renewable Energy Planning Framework, published in November. |
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Other |
Location
New South Wales |
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