Despite its ambitious vision, the Draft 2024 ISP falls short in several interconnected areas. These shortcomings collectively jeopardise the ISP's credibility and effectiveness as a roadmap for the NEM's transition.
The VEPC, in collaboration with Simon Bartlett and Darren Edwards has officially launched Victoria's 'Plan B: No longer lost in transmission'.
Energy Grid Alliance (EGA) is pleased to make a submission to the Parliament of NSW Inquiry into the feasibility of undergrounding the transmission infrastructure for renewable energy projects. EGA’s submission focusses primarily on the benefits of underground HVDC, not underground HVAC.
Evidence-based engagement enhances credibility, legitimacy, transparency, informed decision-making, and stakeholder participation. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an overview of the practical building blocks for trust, legitimacy and credibility; the three pillars of social licence.
In this submission, EGA has not responded to the assessment of options undertaken due to a range of considerable concerns regarding to the credibility and legitimacy of the RIT-T. EGA’s submission identifies several areas of concern that warrant further investigation and discussion.
There are urgent calls to 'get on with the delivery’ of VNI West, one of five actionable projects identified in the 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP). But beyond the glossy brochure that is the VNI West Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR), do the economics really stack up? It appears they may not, and this begs the question, how can VNI West be justified?
The latest revelations from the controversial Western Renewables Link (WRL), a proposed large-scale transmission project in Western Victoria, is the discovery of apparent non-compliances and major errors in the WRL Project Assessment Conclusions Report (PACR).
Energy Grid Alliance has provided a response to AEMO's Draft 2023 Inputs Assumptions and Scenarios Report. This submission responds primarily to matters around Social Licence and transmission planning.
Energy Grid Alliance has conducted a review of AEMO's recent WRL Analysis to better understand the material changes, impacts on the preferred option and how the overall analysis concludes C2 remains the preferred option. This submission responds to matters of importance in respect to the Analysis.
Energy Grid Alliance has responded to matters of importance in respect to the VNI West RIT–T as well as broader policy objectives that should be considered beyond the energy system.
