Established in 2024 under the Energy Security Corporation Act 2024, we operate as a statutory corporation of the NSW Government. We have a clear public mandate: to accelerate investment in large-scale storage and enabling infrastructure to support a reliable and secure electricity system for NSW. The ESC Board is responsible for making its investment decisions.
We co-invest with private partners in proven, large-scale NSW-based clean energy projects that need flexible capital to reach financial close.
Our focus includes:
- utility-scale storage like pumped hydro and big batteries
- system security and network infrastructure such as synchronous condensers
- scalable consumer energy resources and other technology.
Find out more about our investment priorities.
The ESC Board is responsible for making investment decisions and operates within the parameters of the Investment Mandate to ensure decisions are simultaneously independent, and within the scope set by the NSW Government.
The ESC offers flexible finance solutions, from debt, equity, and hybrid instruments, with concessionality terms available where appropriate. We invest $25 million to $150 million per project.
The ESC is currently looking at NSW-based projects on a case-by-case basis. Before contacting the ESC, please ensure your project aligns to the criteria outlined in our Investment Mandate, specifically 9: Focus areas for the Corporation’s activities and 13: Investment thresholds. When completing our enquiry form, include relevant references in your message.
The Investment Mandate includes minimum and maximum individual investment limits of $25 million and $150 million.
Yes, the ESC co-invests alongside private developers and private financiers.