The Port of Hastings is set to play a key role in Victoria’s renewable energy transition to a clean energy future through the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal.
The Port of Hastings has been selected by the Victorian Government as the location for the establishment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal - a dedicated assembly port to support the construction of Victoria's first offshore wind farms in Bass Strait.
The Victorian Government has identified the Terminal as critical to supporting the state’s ambitious offshore wind generation targets and achieving net zero emissions by 2045.
The Terminal will be developed around the Old Tyabb Reclamation Area (OTRA) in Hastings, a vacant parcel of land within the industrial port precinct and between Esso’s Long Island Point liquid berth and BlueScope Steel wharves.
The Port of Hastings has many attributes that make it an ideal location for an offshore wind assembly port, including large areas of appropriately zoned land close to deep water channels and proximity to proposed offshore wind farms off the Gippsland and Southern Ocean region coasts.
The Terminal will receive, store, and assemble offshore wind components before they are transported to offshore wind farms off the Victorian coast for installation.
The Port of Hastings Corporation will develop the Terminal in consultation with Traditional Owners, local communities and industry, and through comprehensive assessments which recognise the important environmental, heritage and community values of Western Port.
Work on the Environment Effects Statement (EES) process for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal project is progressing.
The EES process is thorough and rigorous and involves multiple stages. It includes the establishment of a Technical Reference Group (TRG) by the Department of Transport and Planning to oversee the process.
The EES process allows for environmental assessment and technical review by the TRG of the Terminal design and impacts.
TRG membership is made up of government agencies, municipal councils and Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) that have a statutory, policy, or technical interest in the Terminal project.
