The Government’s new strategic framework for energy infrastructure planning represents a significant departure from the existing market-led approach to development by industry. The National Policy Statements should define what is set centrally and what is expected from industry plainly and transparently, to give certainty and avoid ambiguity. (Conclusion, Paragraph 24)

The Government’s new strategic framework for energy infrastructure planning represents a significant departure from the existing market-led approach to development by industry. The National Policy Statements should define what is set centrally and what is expected from industry plainly and transparently, to give certainty and avoid ambiguity. (Conclusion, Paragraph 24) Type: conclusion | Number: 6 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: The SSEP will be a guide for industry and represent an optimal energy system. We are not intending to create a fully planned system but to create a hybrid system where both markets and government spatial strategy play a role in guiding the location of new investment. The amendment to the NPS to endo