Lecroma — Shaping a resilient future
REZ Project Watch
Australia · NSW deep dive
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Demo seed only: this NSW deep dive is built exclusively using publicly accessible information (refer to the Sources tab). Lecroma tracks ~21 REZ-equivalents nationallyacross NSW, VIC, QLD, SA and Commonwealth offshore in client work. When the information feeds from our client and non-public data are cut off, the model quickly becomes lobotomised and less accurate. To us, the message is clear: there's plenty of data both now and emerging — access and trust is the key barrier. The frameworks and ideas Lecroma have proposed seek to address this in a targeted and pragmatic way — minimum viable functionality should be the short-term goal so we can build on it across our regions.
Data currency: 2026-05-25 · 59 of 67 projects verified at confidence ≥ 70/100
Verified URLs span NSW Planning Portal, IPC, DCCEEW EPBC, proponent project sites.
What changed

Activity log — projects, decisions and dataset additions

Three streams in one chronological view: confirmed project events (approvals, access rights, EPBC decisions), completed public decision moments (IPC sittings, exhibitions closed), and dataset-level additions to the dashboard. Source-linked where applicable.

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Chronological — newest first
May 2026
  1. 2026-05-25dashboard updateNSW LTESA Tenders 8 + 9 launched; Boorolong paused; CWO $60M Community Benefits delivered

    Three material updates from public coverage: (1) NSW Government launched LTESA Tenders 8 + 9 on 20 May 2026 — biggest renewable tender in state history, 2.5 GW + storage 50% above benchmarks, new Hybrid Generation LTESA product. (2) Squadron Energy paused Boorolong Wind Farm (NE REZ, 426 MW) to work through project issues in escalating cost environment. (3) EnergyCo disbursed $60M first round of CWO REZ Community Benefits to 54 local projects — $11.25M to each of 4 host councils, delivered before major construction starts.

  2. 2026-05-25dashboard updateCIS Tender 7 awarded — 19 projects, 7.8 GW; CIS Tender 9 opens (NSW ineligible)

    Australian Government announced CIS Tender 7 results: 19 projects, 7.8 GW generation + 7.9 GWh hybrid storage across NEM. Five winners are already in this dashboard's NSW pipeline — Yanco Delta (1,498 MW, Origin), Bullawah 1 (300 MW, BayWa r.e.), Baldon (346 MW + 132 MWh, Goldwind/Omni), Birriwa Solar (600 MW + 2,400 MWh, ACEN), Dinawan Solar Hybrid (300 MW + 1,200 MWh, Spark). Concurrently, CIS Tender 9 opened for bids — NSW projects ineligible as the NSW allocation has been met; VIC solar-only capped at 0.47 GW. Implication: Commonwealth CIS pipeline shifts to non-NSW; NSW underwriting now flows through LTESA Tenders 8 + 9 (state-level).

  3. 2026-05-20dashboard updateInland Renewable Energy Region — industry consortium proposal added

    Six-developer consortium (Tilt, Squadron, Iberdrola, Acciona, Ark Energy, Voyager) pitched the Inland Renewable Energy Region to AEMO's 2026 ISP draft as a 'least-regret pathway' to coal-free NSW. Not yet declared — context entry on /national.

  4. 2026-05-14dashboard updateCross-sector competing pressures + ABS workforce ratios added

    Non-REZ NSW major projects (Inland Rail, Sydney Metro West, hospitals, highways, mines) now tracked. ABS Census 2021 baselines per REZ added with demand-to-supply ratios.

  5. 2026-05-13dashboard updateEight SW REZ candidate projects added

    Conargo, Argoon, Tchelery, Wanganella, Hay Solar, Coleambally Solar, Riverina (Darlington Point), Berrigan — projects that didn't receive access rights in the 2024 round.

  6. 2026-05-13dashboard updateRegional spend flow + phased capex model

    Annual capex flow into NSW regions with phase-weighted local content. Cross-project coordination caveat as the headline constraint.

  7. 2026-05-13dashboard updateDecision points calendar + glossary

    19 upcoming public decisions across the project pipeline. Glossary covering 35 acronyms.

  8. 2026-05-12dashboard updateProject timelines (Gantt by REZ) + Practical Steps

    Comparative project arc visible per REZ. Three-pillar action set across business certainty, infrastructure alignment, community support.

  9. 2026-05-02community updateLiverpool Range Wind Farm (Stages 1 and 2)

    Community update issued by proponent on staging and visual impact assessment refinements.

    Source confidence: 50/100
April 2026
  1. 2026-04-28media updateYarrowyck Wind Farm

    Regional media reporting on landholder engagement and community information sessions. Context only.

    Source confidence: 35/100
  2. 2026-04-22access right awardedDinawan Energy Hub — Solar Farm + BESS (POC 3)

    Access rights confirmed under the SW REZ access scheme — Dinawan Energy Hub POC 3.

    Source confidence: 70/100
  3. 2026-04-22access right awarded

    Access rights confirmed under the SW REZ access scheme — Dinawan Energy Hub POC 2.

    Source confidence: 70/100
  4. 2026-04-22access right awardedDinawan Energy Hub — Wind Farm (POC 1+2)

    Access rights confirmed under the SW REZ access scheme — Dinawan Energy Hub POC 1.

    Source confidence: 70/100
  5. 2026-04-22access right awardedBullawah Wind Farm

    Access rights confirmed under the SW REZ access scheme.

    Source confidence: 70/100
  6. 2026-04-22access right awardedPottinger Energy Park

    Access rights confirmed under the SW REZ access scheme.

    Source confidence: 70/100
  7. 2026-04-22access right awardedYanco Delta Wind Farm

    Access rights confirmed under the SW REZ access scheme.

    Source confidence: 70/100
  8. 2026-04-15access right awardedSpicers Creek Wind Farm

    Access rights confirmed under the CWO REZ access scheme.

    Source confidence: 70/100
  9. 2026-04-15access right awardedValley of the Winds Wind Farm

    Access rights confirmed under the CWO REZ access scheme (demo seed; verify exact dates against EnergyCo announcements).

    Source confidence: 70/100
March 2026
  1. 2026-03-10approvalNew England Battery (Solar-linked BESS)

    Planning approval reported by proponent. Verify Planning Portal SSD reference.

    Source confidence: 50/100
February 2026
  1. 2026-02-27ipc public meetingDinawan Wind Farm — IPC Public Meeting

    NSW Independent Planning Commission public meeting on the Dinawan Wind Farm SSD, held at Coleambally. Community submissions and proponent response heard.

    Dinawan Energy Hub — Wind Farm (POC 1+2)· confidence 95/100
Looking ahead? The decision-points calendar tracks upcoming sittings, exhibitions and milestones through to 2028. Phase 2 of the dashboard will ingest these events automatically from EnergyCo, NSW Planning Portal, DCCEEW EPBC notices and AEMO Generation Information.