The Walcha Energy Project is situated around the town of Walcha, located in the New England tablelands approximately 55km south of Armidale, NSW. 
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​The Walcha Energy Project combines solar and wind energy generation with pumped hydro and battery storage to provide a sustainable and reliable source of renewable energy for NSW. Its generation potential is equivalent to 15% of NSW's electricity demand, and more than the output of Liddell Power Station.

Community first

There is a strong sense of community in Walcha and ensuring that this is maintained is the cornerstone of the Walcha Energy Project. 

The team behind the Walcha Energy Project has many years of experience in community and stakeholder engagement for wind, solar and other renewable energy projects. In the Walcha area, MirusWind has undertaken ongoing community consultation since 2004. The landholder agreements have been developed to balance the interests of the landholders and the developer. We have put in place an innovative revenue sharing arrangement and ownership model that delivers benefits to near neighbours and the broader community.

Our team is committed to maintaining a close relationship with the community throughout the development, construction and operation stages of the project. 

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Wind and solar energy with pumped hydro and battery storage
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With extensive wind and solar resources on the New England tablelands, the renewable energy resource of the Walcha Energy Project is in excess of 4000MW. There are several excellent pumped hydro energy storage sites available on the edges of the Walcha plateau around the Dungowan Dam.

Wind and solar energy with pumped storage​ hydro
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With extensive wind and solar resources on the New England tablelands, the renewable energy resource of the Walcha Energy Project is in excess of 4000MW. There are also several excellent pumped hydro energy storage sites available on the edges of the Walcha plateau. We have conducted initial studies on a number of sites which show they can be economically developed as new storage facilities and help deliver dispatchable power to the system. 

Developed by MirusWind & Energy Estate

The Walcha Energy Project is developed by MirusWind and Energy Estate.

MirusWind was founded in 2003 and has extensive experience developing large scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects. The team strives to collaborate with local communities to develop and deliver high calibre, technically and commercially robust projects. 

Energy Estate is an advisory firm and business accelerator, focused on driving the transformation of the global energy sector. The team brings together experts from across the industry, giving us an understanding of the energy sector that is collaborative, innovative and holistic. The Walcha Energy Project is part of a portfolio of renewable energy projects being developed by Energy Estate and its partners across Australia. For more information, please visit: www.energyestate.com.