Iberdrola Australia has submitted to the declared Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone and is awaiting feasibility license outcome notification.

Operating in Australia for over twenty years as leading renewable energy entity Infigen Energy. Infigen Energy, through acquisition, joined the Iberdrola global group in 2020 and is a vertically integrated renewable energy generator. At the end of 2022 Iberdrola Australia acquired Autonomous Energy, a leading smart solutions company to further service our customer base. Iberdrola Australia has a portfolio of more than 3GW of projects across Australia in various technologies, at different stages of development. Our generation portfolio is more than 95% renewable and includes 9 wind farms, 3 solar farms, 2 grid scale batteries and 2 fast-start gas peakers. Today we are investing in new capabilities in networks, green hydrogen, and offshore wind.

Creating long-term shared value is the core of our business philosophy. We measure and consider the impacts of our decisions on all our stakeholders. Our communities host us and our assets and include landholders, the rural and regional communities in which we operate, and the traditional owners of the land. We are committed to contributing to a just renewable energy transition for Australia, through regional economic enhancement, social procurement in supply chain growth, jobs and skills, and environment and biodiversity actions through Iberdrola's global commitment to being "nature positive" by 2030.

Iberdrola globally is the number one producer of wind power by volume globally and one of the world's largest electricity utilities by market capitalisation (E74.3 billion at January 2021). Iberdrola's global expertise spans renewable energy, electricity networks, smart grids, large-scale energy storage, energy innovation and digitisation, and advanced customer products.

The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries and has a direct workforce of 40,000. The company contributes to sustain 400,000 jobs along its supply chain (20,000 suppliers), with annual procurement of E17.8 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, it has allocated more than E120 billion over the last two decades to building a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.

Key statistics related to Iberdrola's global operations are:

Iberdrola is a leader in the fight against climate change having invested over 100 billion euros in renewable energy and displaced nearly of 60 million tons of CO2 emissions over the last 3 years.

Iberdrola owns and operates 58.78 GW of installed generating capacity.

Iberdrola owns and operates more than 1.39 million kilometres of distribution and transmission powerlines, 4,400 substations and 1.5 million transformers.

Iberdrola has over 41.2 GW of installed renewables capacity with wind power representing 56%, hydro 40% and solar & others 4%.

More than 70% of Iberdrola's owned installed capacity is from renewable energy and 81% of the owned installed capacity is emissions-free.

Iberdrola is again in the top 25 of the 100 most sustainable ranked companies globally.

Iberdrola is ranked by Ethisphere as being in the top 10 most ethical companies globally.

Opportunities

Iberdrola Australia supports local supply chain development and is committed to engagement with local suppliers, contractors, manufacturers, and general supply chain resourcing for offshore wind development.

Our Gippsland offshore wind development (pending license outcome) will include an offshore wind farm; substations located both offshore and onshore to connect to existing infrastructure for transmission.

Supply chain provisioning will occur during the initial feasibility period, followed by construction delivery, with post construction operations and maintenance ongoing needs.

Details of workshops, supplier briefings, and specific timelines for procurement will be published following feasibility license outcome notifications.

Supply Chain Categories

Works packages will be published in detail following a successful license application outcome. Broad categories are currently indicated under our Works Packages here on ICN. We encourage you to register interest now.

EOI Details

Iberdrola Australia will be awarding contracts across a range of areas and values, and at different times of the project development and implementation. We will work to ensure local supply and local jobs are maximized to ensure Gippsland has enduring benefits socially and economically. Iberdrola Australia supports social procurement, development of localized supply chains, and Local Jobs First. Please review this ICN listing regularly for updated information on new opportunities.

SCOPE OF WORKS: 

• Offshore Transmission
• Onshore Transmission
• Workforce

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