Cleaner, more reliable energy is now certain with EnergyCo and ACEREZ reaching financial close to build the country's first renewable energy zone. ACEREZ, a partnership of ACCIONA, COBRA and Endeavour Energy, has been appointed network operator to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission network. ACEREZ chief executive Trevor Armstrong said the project would deliver job opportunities and long-term benefits to the community. “This is a signif

The state’s first Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) is one step closer to delivering electricity into the grid after ACEREZ Partnership (ACEREZ) was granted a transmission operator’s licence for the Central-West Orana REZ transmission system. ACEREZ, a consortium of Acciona Concesiones, Cobra and Endeavour Energy, was selected by the Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) as the preferred network operator to deliver the Central-West Orana REZ transmission system, following a rigorous competitive tender. The Minis

The Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission project has secured Commonwealth planning approval, marking a pivotal step forward for Australia’s journey towards a renewable energy future. It follows the project's NSW planning approval granted in June. With both State and Commonwealth planning approvals now secured, this crucial infrastructure is poised to transition into its delivery phase.  The Energy Corporation of NSW (EnergyCo) will now continue working towards awarding the final con

NSW landholders will have a greater voice on the energy transition after a three-way partnership was struck in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between NSW Farmers, the state’s peak farming body, EnergyCo, the statutory authority responsible for leading delivery of REZs, and ACEREZ, which is the preferred network operator to design, construct and maintain new transition infrastructure in the Central-West Orana REZ.  The MOU will suppor