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Uplift capability and capacity across government and industry partners to secure delivery of the infrastructure needed in the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap

a.

Raise the capacity of the NSW Government to manage the risks associated with the large-scale infrastructure required to implement the Roadmap.

Sector:Energy
Location:Statewide
Lead agency:Infrastructure NSW, Treasury
Implementation timeframe:Medium Term Need

b.

Develop and foster industry level forums with delivery partners to canvass and mitigate delivery challenges, similar to the approach taken with the Construction Leadership Group.

Sector:Energy
Location:Statewide
Lead agency:Infrastructure NSW, Treasury
Implementation timeframe:Medium Term Need

c.

Work with the Renewable Energy Sector Board to develop a Renewable Energy Sector Skills and Training Strategy that addresses key short-term and long-term skills and labour gaps in the market.

Sector:Energy
Location:Statewide
Lead agency:Infrastructure NSW, Treasury
Implementation timeframe:Medium Term Need

d.

Secure Federal-State co-funding to establish a nationally recognised training program for target skills (for example, transmission infrastructure construction) and/or accreditations.

Sector:Energy
Location:Statewide
Lead agency:Infrastructure NSW, Treasury
Implementation timeframe:Medium Term Need

e.

Coordinate the delivery of infrastructure across regions where specialist labour is anticipated to be in high demand.

Sector:Energy
Location:Statewide
Lead agency:Infrastructure NSW, Treasury
Implementation timeframe:Medium Term Need