PUBLIC NOTICE Lake Lyell Hydro UNDER SECTION 181(6) OF THE NSW ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2021 The Lake Lyell Project Pty Ltd has lodged an application under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) for the construction and operation of a pumped hydro energy storage project on land located approximately 5 kilometres west of Lithgow and 110 km west of the Sydney central business district. The Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project will have the capacity to store up to 3,080 megawatt hours of energy and generate at 385 megawatts for 8 hours or generate up to around 440 MW for a shorter period. At a basic level, it will consist of upper and lower water reservoirs, a pipeline connecting them, and a hydro-electric power station connected to the national energy grid that is capable of generating or consuming electricity. The Project has been declared to be critical State significant infrastructure (CSSI) under Part 5, Division 5.2 of the EP&A Act. Applications for CSSI must be accompanied by an environmental impact statement (EIS) which has been prepared to address the requirements of the Secretary of the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) environmental assessment requirements (SEARS). The NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces is the approval authority for CSSI. An EIS has been prepared for the Project to address the SEARS. It will be placed on public exhibition by DPHI for a period of 28 days from 31 March to 28 April 2026. The EIS will be available at:https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/lake-lyell-pumped-hydro-energy-storage This advertisement is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 181(6) and (7) of the EP&A Regulation. PUBLIC NOTICE Lake Lyell Hydro UNDER SECTION 181 ( 6 ) OF THE NSW ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2021 The Lake Lyell Project Pty Ltd has lodged an application under the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 ( EP & A Act ) for the construction and operation of a pumped hydro energy storage project on land located approximately 5 kilometres west of Lithgow and 110 km west of the Sydney central business district . The Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project will have the capacity to store up to 3,080 megawatt hours of energy and generate at 385 megawatts for 8 hours or generate up to around 440 MW for a shorter period . At a basic level , it will consist of upper and lower water reservoirs , a pipeline connecting them , and a hydro - electric power station connected to the national energy grid that is capable of generating or consuming electricity . The Project has been declared to be critical State significant infrastructure ( CSSI ) under Part 5 , Division 5.2 of the EP & A Act . Applications for CSSI must be accompanied by an environmental impact statement ( EIS ) which has been prepared to address the requirements of the Secretary of the NSW Department of Planning , Housing and Infrastructure ( DPHI ) environmental assessment requirements ( SEARS ) . The NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces is the approval authority for CSSI . An EIS has been prepared for the Project to address the SEARS . It will be placed on public exhibition by DPHI for a period of 28 days from 31 March to 28 April 2026. The EIS will be available at : https : //www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/lake-lyell-pumped-hydro-energy-storage This advertisement is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 181 ( 6 ) and ( 7 ) of the EP & A Regulation .