Governance
The Energy Security Corporation operates independently, guided by our Investment Mandate set by the NSW Government. We recognise the importance of good governance to deliver on our public purpose and mandate.
Energy Security Corporation Act 2024 Energy Security Corporation Act 2024
The ESC Act establishes the ESC and sets out our purpose and functions for our investments, Board and team.
Energy Security Corporation Investment Mandate Energy Security Corporation Investment Mandate
Issued by the NSW Government, the Mandate sets the strategic, financial and operational parameters for how we invest public capital in NSW-based clean energy projects.
Energy Security Corporation Board Charter Energy Security Corporation Board Charter
The ESC Board adopts strong corporate governance principles in providing oversight and direction to the Executive.

Energy Security Corporation Directors' Code of Conduct Energy Security Corporation Directors' Code of Conduct
The ESC Board adopts strong corporate governance principles in providing oversight and direction to the Executive.

Investment and risk policies Investment and risk policies
This document outlines the Board endorsed Investment and Risk Policies that will guide the Energy Security Corporation (the ESC) investment strategies, activities, functions and operations to be consistent with the ESC Act and the Energy Security Corporation Investment Mandate 2025 (Investment Mandate) gazetted on 14 February 2025.

Investment guideline NSW-based Investment guideline NSW-based
This guideline sets out the circumstances, conditions and/or other matters (as relevant) when determining whether an investment is “solely or mainly based in New South Wales” for the purposes of section 36 (NSW-based investment guidelines) of the ESC Act.

Investment guideline clean energy technologies Investment guideline clean energy technologies
This guideline sets out the matters to which the Board will have regard in satisfying itself a technology is a “clean energy technology” for the purposes of Section 35 (Clean energy technologies) of the ESC Act.
