AusEnergy Services Limited (ASL) plans, designs and run competitive tenders for new generation, storage, and firming projects under the New South Wales Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. Following recommendations from it's 2026 Firming Infrastructure Investment Objectives (IIO) report, ASL delivered a consultation paper on the design of a future competitive tender and Firming Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) product to deliver firming infrastructure for NSW that could provide dispatchable capacity and sustained energy delivery during periods of system stress.
Our submission on that consultation paper supports ASL taking timely action to manage reliability risks while ensuring the ageing NSW coal fleet is able to retire as expected. However opportunities exist for a clearer service-based definition, genuine technology neutrality, greater modelling transparency, careful consideration of gas availability and development and fuel risks. The final arrangements should preserve competition and market signals, underwrite the investment needed and ensure efficient outcomes for NSW consumers.
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