Project Update

Members of the CWP Renewables team spent time

throughout August to meet with members of the

community surrounding the proposed development.

The purpose was to formally introduce the project and

proposal to community members and identify key

areas for additional assessment and to help shape the project envelope.

Valuable feedback was generated from this activity

which will be considered in the evolution of the project

design. Conversations were around the topics of visual

amenity, reflection, glint and glare, fire risk, noise, dust

and traffic, property values as well as project impacts on agricultural land, soil, flooding, the benefits to the

climate, local economy, employment and other

contributions.

Parkesbourne Solar Farm

The project is a proposed solar photovoltaic renewable

energy development on agricultural land c. 15 km west

of Goulburn, NSW. The proposed project capacity is approximately 600 MW, which would generate enough

power for over 254,000 average NSW homes, providing

significant greenhouse gas emissions savings of over a

million tonnes every year.

Parkesbourne Solar Farm will play an important role in

increasing competition in the National Energy Market

and reducing the market reliance on fossil fuel

generation. The site is well suited to solar generation

due to its strong solar resource, flat relief, low density

of rural residential dwellings and proximity to existing

transmission infrastructure and other infrastructure.

The proposed solar farm has been carefully positioned

and is proposed at a scale which balances the

environmental, social and economic aspects of the

region and Australia’s energy generation needs.

The project website is now live and registering

enquiries and interested contractors (see last page).

October 2018

Parkesbourne Solar Farm

“It’s great to see solar investment but it always needs to be in the right place. I’m looking forward to hearing community sentiment on the matter and am pleased to hear that CWP are following the consultation and

approval process.” Hon. Pru Goward MP — State Member for Goulburn

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www.parkesbournesolarfarm.com.au

Matthew Flower Development Manager - Solar Phone: +61 (0) 414 136 476 Email: info@parkesbournesolarfarm.com.au

Project Update (continued…)

Stakeholder consultation and environmental assessment

activity are now well underway for the Parkesbourne

Solar Farm. Being assessed as a Major Project under the NSW planning system, the project will be evaluated by

the NSW Department of Planning and Environment

(DPE). The first steps in that process have now occurred,

including the submission of a Preliminary Environmental

Assessment (PEA) and the receipt of Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) assessment guidelines (known

as Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs)).

Studies to inform the EIS are underway in parallel with

stakeholder consultation.

During a recent workshop with Goulburn Mulwaree

Council, the concept and status of the project was presented to councillors and key council staff. Matters

discussed at the workshop included council roads and

traffic, water, waste, voluntary planning agreements and

other impacts and benefits.

Additionally, consultation is underway with Roads and

Maritime Services (RMS) regarding traffic and other

impacts to the Hume Highway.

Planning and Approvals

The feedback of early community engagement and preliminary studies helped to inform the Preliminary

Environmental Assessment (PEA) which was submitted to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DPE)

in August 2018. This marked the first step of the environmental impact assessment process for the project. In response to the PEA, the DPE issued its guidelines for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in September 2018.

Those assessment requirements detail the required content of the EIS, as well as specific feedback and study

requirements from NSW Government Agencies.

The EIS is currently being prepared and will include a full description of the development, including details of

construction, operation, upgrading and decommissioning as well as detailed analysis of impacts on neighbouring

residences. It will also reflect community feedback as well as technical studies which are currently underway. These

include assessments of biodiversity, heritage, hydrology, traffic, visual and noise impact and more. The EIS is expected to be released for public exhibition in late 2018 in an electronically accessible format via the DPE’s Major

Project website, as well as being in a hard copy in a local public building. The exhibition period is typically 30 days.

Public submissions on the EIS are welcomed and the community will be notified in state-wide and local media once it

is on public exhibition.

October 2018

Parkesbourne Solar Farm

Consultation with host

landowners

Community consultation

Preliminary Environmental

Assessment

Environmental impact

assessment

Development consent

Project financing Construction Operation Initial site

surveys

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www.parkesbournesolarfarm.com.au

Matthew Flower Development Manager - Solar Phone: +61 (0) 414 136 476 Email: info@parkesbournesolarfarm.com.au

CWP Renewables is a leading renewable energy developer, owner and asset manager with full project life-cycle

expertise. Our team holds a wealth of experience in the renewable energy sector, accumulated through the successful

delivery of projects in Europe and Australia.

We develop and own utility-scale renewable energy facilities incorporating wind, solar and storage technologies, oversee project delivery and commissioning, and provide long-term operational asset management services. Our

unique approach to own and manage each project from inception through to full operation ensures genuine

engagement with all stakeholders at every stage of development.

Our geographically dispersed portfolio of wind and solar projects is unique in the marketplace, combining generation

profiles from different technologies and includes storage. This portfolio of aggregated, complementary and

manageable generation can be forecast and sold into the National Energy Market (NEM) or direct to end users, setting

us apart from single technology renewable energy project developers in the sector.

CWP Renewables has been developing projects in Australia since 2007. Key development activities are coordinated from our offices in Newcastle and

Sydney, with asset management services delivered from Canberra.

CWP Renewables 45 Hunter Street Newcastle NSW

Phone: +61 (02) 4013 4640 Email: info@cwprenewables.com

Find out more about CWP Renewables on our website: www.cwprenewables.com

About Us

Register on our Website

Since launching our website several contractors have registered their interest to be a supplier to the project. We

encourage local business with relevant skills to register via the contractor page on our website at:

https://parkesbournesolarfarm.com.au/contractors/

Contact Us

The project team will continue working with the community to answer questions, understand concerns and provide

information as requested. Please contact us using the details provided to find out more. We also encourage you to

sign up to our mailing list at our website for you to always stay informed about the proposal:

https://parkesbournesolarfarm.com.au/community/