Background
EPS was engaged as Development Service Provider for the Rangoon Energy Park, a 130 MW renewable energy project within the New England Renewable Energy Zone. The project required coordinated land access, environmental assessment and stakeholder engagement to support early-stage development and inform strategic decision-making.
Complexity
The project involved a range of interrelated challenges, including:
- Negotiation of tenure across multiple private landholdings
- Balancing environmental constraints with project feasibility and layout optimisation
- Coordination of diverse specialist inputs across environmental disciplines
- Managing community and stakeholder expectations in a regional setting
Solution
EPS provided integrated development advisory services to progress the project from early investigations through to a consolidated development package.
- Land and Tenure
- Negotiated and secured land access agreements across multiple private properties
- Managed landholder relationships to support project continuity
- Environmental Assessment
- Undertook desktop and field investigations to identify and minimise environmental impacts
- Informed project design to respond to key environmental constraints
- Project Coordination
- Managed external specialist subconsultants across relevant technical disciplines
- Ensured alignment between environmental, technical and commercial inputs
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Led community and stakeholder engagement to support project understanding and reduce conflict
- Maintained transparent communication throughout early project phases
EPS maintained a coordinated and practical approach, ensuring that technical, commercial and stakeholder considerations were integrated into a single development pathway.
Impact
The project established a well-defined and commercially informed development position.
- Delivered a consolidated development package to inform strategic business planning
- Reduced early-stage project risk through coordinated environmental and land access strategies
- Strengthened stakeholder relationships to support ongoing project progression
- Provided a clear basis for inclusion in the client’s strategic business review
