Documents related to the SunCable Australia-Asia Power Link
Dear Department of climate change energy the environment and water,
I refer to this media Release dated 21 August 2024:
"In a massive step towards making Australia a renewable energy superpower, the Albanese Government has approved a huge new industrial solar power project in the Northern Territory.
SunCable’s Australia-Asia Power Link will be the biggest solar farm in Australia and is expected to generate up to 6GW of renewable energy including 4GW to be used in Darwin - which is the energy equivalent to power 3 million homes."
The documents I seek are documents that would provide details of the estimated number of solar panels to be used on any or all of the stages of this project, as well as details where these solar panels would be manufactured.
I also seek documents that would provide details of any batteries included in the project to store electricity produced during daylight hours to provide electricity at night.
Details of where these batteries would be manufactured, if available, would be included in the request.
Yours faithfully,
P.C. Sweeney
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Dear P.C. Sweeney
Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Request No: LEX 77989
We refer to your request received by the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water on 22 August 2024 for access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the
following terms:
‘I refer to this media Release dated 21 August 2024:
"In a massive step towards making Australia a renewable energy superpower,
the Albanese Government has approved a huge new industrial solar power
project in the Northern Territory.
SunCable’s Australia-Asia Power Link will be the biggest solar farm in
Australia and is expected to generate up to 6GW of renewable energy
including 4GW to be used in Darwin - which is the energy equivalent to
power 3 million homes."
The documents I seek are documents that would provide details of the
estimated number of solar panels to be used on any or all of the stages of
this project, as well as details where these solar panels would be
manufactured.
I also seek documents that would provide details of any batteries included
in the project to store electricity produced during daylight hours to
provide electricity at night.
Details of where these batteries would be manufactured, if available,
would be included in the request.’
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Dear P.C. Sweeney
We refer to your FOI request seeking access to documents related to the
SunCable Australia-Asia Power Link – LEX 77989.
The relevant business area has conducted a search for documents relevant
to your request and have identified two documents only. The documents
located are [1]Chapter 2 – 01 – Proposal description and [2]Chapter 2 –
Proposal Description (nt.gov.au), which form part of the Sun Cable’s
environmental assessment documents and are publicly available on the
Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority website (links
provided).
We anticipate this satisfies your request and as such we would be grateful
if you could withdraw your request via return email by COB Friday 13
September 2024 or sooner if possible.
Should you have any questions/concerns, please do not hesitate to contact
us.
Kind regards
FOI Contact Officer
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace
(GPO Box 3090) Parkes ACT 2600 Australia
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Dear P.C. Sweeney
We are following up on our email below.
Grateful for your earliest response but by no later than COB 17 September
2024.
Kind regards
FOI Contact Officer
Legal Division | Corporate, Climate and Energy Branch | Information Law
Team
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From: FOI Contact Officer <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 1:14 PM
To: P.C. Sweeney <[FOI #11934 email]>
Cc: FOI Contact Officer <[email address]>
Subject: FOR RESPONSE BY COB Friday 13 September 2024 - FOI request -
SunCable Australia-Asia Power Link - LEX 77989 [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Dear P.C. Sweeney
We refer to your FOI request seeking access to documents related to the
SunCable Australia-Asia Power Link – LEX 77989.
The relevant business area has conducted a search for documents relevant
to your request and have identified two documents only. The documents
located are [7]Chapter 2 – 01 – Proposal description and [8]Chapter 2 –
Proposal Description (nt.gov.au), which form part of the Sun Cable’s
environmental assessment documents and are publicly available on the
Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority website (links
provided).
We anticipate this satisfies your request and as such we would be grateful
if you could withdraw your request via return email by COB Friday 13
September 2024 or sooner if possible.
Should you have any questions/concerns, please do not hesitate to contact
us.
Kind regards
FOI Contact Officer
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace
(GPO Box 3090) Parkes ACT 2600 Australia
T 02 6272 4704| E [9][email address]
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Dear P.C. Sweeney
Please see attached correspondence from the Department of Climate Change,
Energy, the Environment and Water in relation to FOI request, LEX 77989.
Kind regards
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