Spark Infrastructure announced that Spark Renewables has plans to develop a renewable energy generation and storage hub in South-West NSW for up to 2.5GW following the securing of lease options over land in the region. Spark Renewables is owned 100% by Spark Infrastructure. Spark Renewables is proposing to develop, construct, own and operate the Dinawan Energy Hub ­ a hybrid wind, solar and battery storage project to be situated in the heart of the South-West Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in NSW. The proposed Dinawan Energy Hub is on the route of the recently committed Project EnergyConnect interconnector which will run between Wagga Wagga in NSW and Robertstown in South Australia, and is also strategically well positioned relative to the proposed HumeLink (Snowy Hydro 2.0) and VNI West (KerangLink) interconnectors. If positively evaluated, the proposed Dinawan Energy Hub is expected to be developed in stages, and once fully complete could provide up to 2.5GW of renewable generation capacity. The clean renewable power from this new project will significantly offset the impact of coal fired power station closures in NSW. This is enough electricity to power more than one million Australian homes and offset more than five million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per annum.