ELECTRIFYING PILBARA’S DECARBONISED FUTURE

Synopsis :

We will explore how the new common use transmission infrastructure in the Pilbara is shaping the clean energy required to power Pilbara’s decarbonised future. The NWIS network is set to face unprecedented growth in peak load with commitment from the resources companies to de-carbonise their operations by 2030 and onwards till 2050. This discussion will focus on:

• Balancing Pilbara’s power system reliability and economic viability balancing network reliability, system strength, spinning reserve and firming required to operate Pilbara’s future network.
• The challenge we face in developing interarea transmission reinforcements, resource droughts and generation placement.
• The importance, cost differential, lifecycle benefits, generation build and implementation/operational challenges of the common use power infrastructure development in Pilbara.

Speakers

Deepak Sambhi

Passionate about energy transition and the role that power networks, renewables and future fuels play in decarbonisation, Deepak's focus is in Power for KPMG's Infrastructure, Assets & Places division. Deepak has more than 20 years of engineering and advisory experience working with energy markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and North America. Deepak and his team have worked in Pilbara for over ten years and has seen this network evolve over time from isolated networks supplied through gas generation to introduction of an independent system operator applying common operating procedures and connection philosophy to finally the introduction of common use infrastructure which aims at changing how we support Pilbara’s decarbonised future.

With a degree in Electrical Engineering, Deepak specialises in network planning, power system analysis and assessment of isolated and interconnected power systems. Prior to KPMG, Deepak held key leadership roles with several global engineering design and delivery firms, assisting with power transmission/ distribution design, energy markets and generation advisory