NSW has “no choice” but to build the new transmission lines needed to support renewable energy zones despite fierce pockets of resistance from local communities, says James Hay, head of the state company in charge of rolling out the controversial plans.
“These options are not being pursued for random reasons, they are the best and most economic options that are being pursued ... and that remains the case.” “The planning system looks incompetent and complicit in the conclusion that government has already made a decision and is just going through the motions with an EIS,” Mr Fogarty said.
The CWO REZ is one of five regions identified around the state to host REZs, with a host of contractors – including UGL, John Holland Group, Gamuda, Webuild and Transgrid – already said to be lining up to bid for the contract to build the second one, in New England.earlier this month for communities hosting transmission lines and power plants in the CWO REZ to bring forward local benefits from the project.