IPFA Australia

The Evolution of Contracting in Australia's NEM

There are an increasing number of investment signals for renewables, storage and gas in Australia’s NEM that sit outside the wholesale market: increasingly sophisticated renewable PPAs with corporates and utilities; various battery contracts (e.g., virtual storage contracts) or tolling agreements; as well as new government-backed contracts (e.g., generation & storage LTESAs in NSW, CIS contracts from the Federal Govt, etc).

The goal of these projects is both to accelerate renewable & storage deployment, and to de-risk project economics (often by providing revenue floors).

This session will explore how contracting is evolving in the NEM, as well as the risks that are increasingly hard to forecast and mitigate – e.g, negative prices, grid losses & curtailment.

Event details

Registration and Networking: 6.00pm

Discussion begins: 6.30pm

Panel Discussion and Q&A: 6.50pm

Networking and Drinks: 7.30pm onwards

Format: In-person event, Panel discussion with Q&A followed by a networking reception.

Address: Basement, 323 Castlereagh St, Haymarket, Sydney, NSW 2000

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