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Asian Renewable Energy Hub

Project
Proponent: 
NW Interconnected Power Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

NW Interconnected Power Pty Ltd is seeking to develop the Asian Renewable Energy Hub. The proposal is to construct and operate a large-scale wind and solar hybrid renewable energy project, approximately 220 km east of Port Hedland, WA. The renewable energy will be exported via a subsea power cable to Indonesia and Singapore.

Onshore components comprise a series of linear arrays of wind turbines (up to 1,743 turbines) and solar panels distributed across a 644,600 ha development envelope, with a transmission cable corridor to the coast. Clearing of 11,962 ha of native vegetation is proposed.

The offshore component comprises four inert subsea power cables extending to the limit of State Waters (Commonwealth Waters and international permitting will require separate assessments). The cable route passes through State Waters vested as the Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park

Assessment Number: 
2140
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Industrial
Last updated: 
April 11, 2024
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Asian Renewable Energy Hub – Change to Proposal
Comment period: 
Tuesday, 18 December, 2018 to Wednesday, 2 January, 2019
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon S43A Application and Information.pdf
PDF icon Referral Form.pdf
PDF icon Supporting Information
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Asian Renewable Energy Hub
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 18 December, 2017
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document: 
PDF icon Environmental Scoping Document - Asian Renewable Energy Hub
Approved: 
Monday, 27 August, 2018
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 13 May, 2019 to Monday, 24 June, 2019
Make a submission: 
Asian Renewable Energy Hub - Public Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Environmental Review Document Part 1.pdf
PDF icon Environmental Review Document Part 2.pdf
PDF icon Environmental Review Document Part 3.pdf
PDF icon Environmental Review Document Part 4.pdf
PDF icon Environmental Review Document Part 5.pdf
PDF icon Environmental Review Document Part 6.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1 - Construction Environmental Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 2 - Benthic Communities and Habitat Survey.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 3 - Marine Cable Route Environmental Impact Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 4 - HDVC Cable Specifications.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5 - Flora and Vegetation Part 1.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5 - Flora and Vegetation Part 2.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6 - Fire Strategy.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 7 - Terrestrial Fauna Desktop Review and Level 2 Survey Part 1.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 7 - Terrestrial Fauna Desktop Review and Level 2 Survey Part 2.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8 - Shorebirds and Waterbirds.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 9 - Visual Impact Photomontages.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 10 - Noise Modelling.pdf
Date Published (Environmental Review documentation): 
May 13, 2019
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Proponent response to submissions
PDF icon Response to submissions supporting document
PDF icon Response to submissions supporting document
Date published (Proponent response to submissions): 
February 24, 2020
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice: 
PDF icon CMS17253 - S43A Notice of Decision.pdf
Date of approval s. 43A: 
Thu, 14/02/2019
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1673
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1673 - Asian Renewable Energy Hub
Key Environmental Factors: 
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 4 May, 2020
Appeals close: 
Monday, 18 May, 2020
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Thursday, 15 October, 2020
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 1153.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 1153 - Change to condition 6, condition 7 and condition 8 and Table 3 of Schedule 1. Changes approved under s.45C on 11 April 2024

Attachments: 
PDF icon APP-0025139_Australian Renewable Energy Hub_BP_2024-04-11_Summary of reasons s. 45C.pdf
Date of approval s. 45C: 
Thursday, 11 April, 2024

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/asian-renewable-energy-hub