What is the roadmap?

The NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap (Roadmap) is the NSW Government’s plan to transform the NSW electricity system into one that is cheaper, cleaner and more reliable. 

The Roadmap coordinates investment in transmission, generation, storage and firming infrastructure, as ageing coal-fired generation plants retire. 

The Roadmap is legislated by the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020 (EII Act) and Electricity Infrastructure Investment Regulation 2021 (EII Regulation). 

What are IPART’s roles under the Roadmap?

We have several roles under the Roadmap, which are to: 

  • prepare an annual report on the exercise of functions by the consumer trustee, infrastructure planner, financial trustee and regulators

  • audit the performance of the consumer trustee, infrastructure planner, financial trustee and scheme financial vehicle, and 

  • assess the Renewable Energy Sector Board Plan and make a recommendation to the Minister.

IPART was appointed as the regulator in December 2021. IPART's roles are detailed in the Appointment Agreement .

Prepare annual report

IPART prepares an annual report on the exercise of functions under the EII Act by the consumer trustee, infrastructure planner, financial trustee and regulators. The report must also contain information required by the Minister for Energy (Minister).

We must submit our annual report to the Minister on or before 31 October.

View our webpage for more information on our latest annual report.

We have prepared an Annual Report Plan that sets out the key dates and our approach to the annual report.

Undertake perfomance audit

IPART undertakes performance audits on the consumer trustee, infrastructure planner, financial trustee and scheme financial vehicle.

We may conduct a routine performance audit of each entity no more than once every 5 years. This limit does not apply to follow-up audits, or audits initiated when we reasonably suspect unsatisfactory performance.

We have prepared an Annual Audit Plan that sets out the routine performance audits we plan to undertake during the 2024-25 financial year. We also prepared a Performance Audit Guideline that sets out how we will undertake our function.

Assess the Renewable Energy Sector Board Plan

The Renewable Energy Sector Board Plan must set out how the construction of new electricity infrastructure in NSW will include, in a cost‑effective way:

  • locally produced and supplied goods and services

  • local workers, and

  • opportunities for apprentices and trainees.

IPART reviews certain parts of the Renewable Energy Sector Board Plan. The Tribunal can recommend the plan to the Minister, only if it is satisfied that the plan:

  • protects the financial interests of NSW electricity customers, and

  • is consistent with Australia’s international trade obligations.

We conduct independent analysis to determine whether these requirements are met.

If we recommend that the Minister approves the plan, once the Minister approves the plan it will be published on the Department’s website.

We completed our first review and approved the plan in July 2022. See the latest approved Renewable Energy Sector Board Plan.

If the Tribunal is not satisfied that the requirements are met, it cannot recommend the plan to the Minister, and the Minister cannot approve the plan.

Who are the entities under the Roadmap?

IPART is a regulator under the EII Act.

There are other entities working together to deliver the Roadmap. We will engage with the following entities depending on our functions:

Visit the Department’s website for more information on entities delivering the Roadmap.