Environmental Effects Statement
EES PROCESS
Neoen, along with a range of other Government agencies are working together in order to fully investigate the environmental impacts of the
project. This is occurring through an Environment Effects Statement (EES), a process that is administered by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP). Neoen and the group of Government agencies working on the EES is jointly called the Technical Reference Group (TRG).
The specific environmental matters to be investigated and documented in the Project’s EES are set out in the Scoping Requirements, which were issued in February 2020 following public consultation. A total of 20 technical studies have been undertaken to assess the potential impacts of the Project and inform the EES. These are on a range of topics including biodiversity, cultural heritage, noise, visual impact, traffic management and more.
Neoen is working to have the studies available on public exhibition in early 2024.
For more information about the EES process you can visit the Victorian Government’s website. This website also has specific documents regarding the Kentbruck Green Power Hub.
If you would like to contact DTP and ask questions about the project or process, they can be reached at:
Impact Assessment Unit,
Department of Transport and Planning
PO Box 500, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 8002
or email:
or contact the Impact Assessment Unit on (03) 8392 5503.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange a meeting, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 1800 966 206 or
LOCAL FLORA & FAUNA
Surveys are being conducted to access the impacts on local flora and fauna.
Click the button below to learn which flora/fauna will be surveyed and when.
Safeguarding Ecology
Neoen is committed to configuring the project to ensure minimal environmental impacts and to safeguard the local ecology.
The project has been sited in a pine plantation in order to reduce the environmental and biodiversity impacts associated with removing native vegetation.
Climate change is a major threat to coastal ecology. Once operational, Kentbruck Green Power Hub will reduce CO2 emissions by 3.5 million tonnes per year.
VERTICAL BUFFER
There is a vertical buffer above the pine trees and below the turbine blades, and to some extent the height of the wind turbines can be
adjusted depending on survey results.
