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According to Energy-Storage.news, the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has granted approval for the Dinawan Solar Farm. The project combines an 800-megawatt solar facility with a large battery energy storage system rated at 356 megawatts with a capacity of 1,574 megawatt-hours.
The decision followed an assessment where a two-member panel carried out site inspections, reviewed 43 written submissions, and met with community stakeholders. The application was forwarded to the commission after more than 50 public objections were received during the initial assessment phase by the relevant planning department.
The solar farm will be situated roughly 30 kilometers south of Coleambally and 30 kilometers north of Jerilderie. It constitutes the solar element of the wider Dinawan Energy Hub, which is being developed by a subsidiary of Spark Renewables. Approved infrastructure includes substations, a temporary accommodation camp, and construction compounds.
In its reasoning, the commission stated the project would help improve grid stability and energy security and matches state government goals for shifting to renewable energy. The larger Dinawan Energy Hub is a proposed hybrid wind, solar, and storage initiative with a total capacity of two gigawatts, located on traditional lands of several First Nations groups.
Last year, the project secured a connection agreement for over one gigawatt of capacity within the South West Renewable Energy Zone and was the sole project in that round to include solar photovoltaic technology. Its location places it along the planned route of the EnergyConnect interconnector, a transmission line being developed to increase renewable energy flow between South Australia and New South Wales.
The project is also positioned to support other proposed major interconnectors, reinforcing its potential role in transmitting renewable energy across the national grid. Earlier this year, both the solar and wind components were listed for fast-track approvals as part of a new government authority’s formation, which recently endorsed a portfolio of energy projects.
During the assessment, the panel examined various concerns from local stakeholders about cumulative impacts, traffic, noise, contamination, social effects, emergency planning, and infrastructure. Specific worries from neighboring landholders involved the combined effect of several other renewable energy projects in the area. A local landholder group raised additional issues concerning environmental testing, chemical management, fire risk, and regulatory oversight.
The commission has attached conditions to the approval to reduce negative impacts, though specifics were not detailed. Spark Renewables has pledged a benefits program featuring over 30 commitments, including a community fund, initiatives to advance First Nations workforce participation, and training opportunities. The company also confirmed a direct community funding arrangement with the local council, involving annual payments per megawatt once construction begins.
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